EP0865034B1 - Magnetisches Aufzeichnungsmedium - Google Patents

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EP0865034B1
EP0865034B1 EP98104477A EP98104477A EP0865034B1 EP 0865034 B1 EP0865034 B1 EP 0865034B1 EP 98104477 A EP98104477 A EP 98104477A EP 98104477 A EP98104477 A EP 98104477A EP 0865034 B1 EP0865034 B1 EP 0865034B1
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Junichi Nakamigawa
Hitoshi Noguchi
Shinji Saito
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Nobuo Yamazaki
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    • G11B5/62—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B5/68—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material comprising one or more layers of magnetisable material homogeneously mixed with a bonding agent
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  • the present invention relates to a coating type magnetic recording medium capable of high density recording. More specifically, the present invention relates to a coating type magnetic recording medium for high density recording which comprises a magnetic layer on a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer wherein the uppermost magnetic layer contains a ferromagnetic metal fine powder or a hexagonal ferrite fine powder.
  • a magnetic tape for recording computer data as external storage medium (a so-called backup tape) has been vigorously studied.
  • the improvement of recording capacity has been strongly demanded conjointly with the miniaturization of a computer and the increase of information processing ability.(e.g., information throughput).
  • Magnetic layers comprising an iron oxide, a Co-modified iron oxide, CrO 2 , a ferromagnetic metal powder, or a hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder, which are coated on a nonmagnetic support, have been conventionally widely used in magnetic recording media. Ferromagnetic metal powders and hexagonal ferrite powders among these have been known to have excellent high density recording characteristics.
  • JP-A-64-84418 proposes the use of a vinyl chloride resin having an acidic group, an epoxy group and a hydroxyl group
  • JP-B-3-12374 proposes the use of a metal powder having a coercive force Hc of 1,000 Oe or more and a specific surface area of from 25 to 70 m 2 /g
  • JP-B-6-28106 proposes to regulate the specific surface area and magnetic susceptibility of magnetic substances and contain an abrasive.
  • JP-B-7-85304 proposes the use of a fatty acid ester having an unsaturated fatty acid ester and an ether bond
  • JP-B-7-70045 proposes the use of a fatty acid ester having a branched fatty acid ester and an ether bond
  • JP-A-54-124716 proposes the use of a nonmagnetic powder having a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more and a higher fatty acid ester
  • JP-B-7-89407 proposes to regulate the volume of voids containing a lubricant and the surface roughness to from 0.005 to 0.025 ⁇ m
  • JP-A-61-294637 proposes the use of a fatty acid ester having a low melting point and a fatty acid ester having a high melting point
  • JP-B-7-36216 proposes the use an abrasive having a particle size of from 1/4 to 3/4 of the magnetic layer thickness and a
  • JP-A-3-120613 proposes the constitution comprising an electrically conductive layer and a magnetic layer containing a metal powder
  • JP-A-6-290446 proposes the constitution comprising a magnetic layer having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m or less and a nonmagnetic layer
  • JP-A-62-159337 proposes the constitution comprising an intermediate layer comprising a carbon and a magnetic layer containing a lubricant
  • JP-A-5-290358 proposes the constitution comprising a nonmagnetic layer in which the carbon size is regulated.
  • JP-A-5-109061 proposes the constitution comprising a magnetic layer having Hc of 1,400 Oe or more and a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m or less and a nonmagnetic layer containing electrically conductive particles
  • JP-A-5-197946 proposes the constitution comprising abrasives having particle sizes larger than the thickness of the magnetic layer
  • JP-A-5-290354 proposes the constitution comprising a magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m or less and the fluctuation of the thickness of within ⁇ 15%, in which the surface electric resistance is regulated
  • JP-A-6-68453 proposes the constitution in which two kinds of abrasives having different particle sizes are contained and the amount of the abrasives in the surface is regulated.
  • a magnetic tape for recording computer data as external storage medium has been vigorously studied.
  • the improvement of recording capacity has been strongly demanded conjointly with the miniaturization of a computer and the increase of information processing ability.
  • the use in various environmental conditions due to widening of use environments of magnetic tapes (in particular, under fluctuating temperature/humidity conditions), reliability on data storage, and reliability on performance, such as stable recording/readout of data in multiple running due to repeated use at high speed have been increasingly demanded.
  • Magnetic tapes which are used in digital signal recording systems vary according to each system, for example, magnetic tapes corresponding to a so-called DLT type, 3480, 3490, 3590, QIC, a D8 type and a DDS type are known.
  • the magnetic tape comprises, on one surface side of a support, a magnetic layer of a single layer structure having a comparatively thick layer thickness, e.g., from 2.0 to 3.0 ⁇ m, containing a ferromagnetic powder, a binder and an abrasive, and a back coating layer provided on the surface side of the support opposite to the side having the magnetic layer for purposes of preventing winding disarrangement and maintaining good running durability.
  • a magnetic layer of a single layer structure having a comparatively thick layer thickness as described above, there is a problem of thickness loss which generates the reduction of output.
  • JP-A-5-182178 discloses a magnetic recording medium comprising a support having thereon a lower nonmagnetic layer containing an inorganic powder dispersed in a binder and an upper magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder and having a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m or less, which is coated on the lower nonmagnetic layer while the nonmagnetic layer is still wet.
  • JP-A-61-280025 discloses a compound obtained by esterifying a part of OH groups of polyglycerol with a fatty acid but this compound is also insufficient to obtain the compatibility of the increased capacity and density with durability. This is presumably because as OH groups remain, the compatibility of the lubricant with the binder resin is too large and the lubricant is dissolved in the magnetic layer, and the lubricant is hard.to bleed out to the surface of the magnetic layer, therefore, the function as a lubricant is difficult to be revealed, further, because as OH groups react with polyisocyanate which is contained in the binder resin as a curing agent, the reaction of the curing agent with the binder resin is hindered.
  • JP-B-47-12950 discloses fatty acid esters of unsaturated alcohols, e.g., vinyl stearate
  • JP-A-55-139637 discloses the combined use of a fatty acid ester, a fatty acid amide and a fatty acid
  • JP-A-58-164025 discloses unsaturated fatty acid esters
  • JP-A-59-148131 discloses the combined use of an unsaturated fatty acid ester and a hydrocarbon
  • JP-A-62-1118 discloses unsaturated fatty acid esters of branched alcohols, however, any of these has been insufficient to secure the compatibility of higher capacity and higher density with durability.
  • JP-A-8-167137 discloses diesters of unsaturated fatty acids with the aim of acquiring the compatibility of durability with electromagnetic characteristics.
  • drive of a comparatively low rotation number was used in JP-A-8-167137, sufficient compatibility of higher capacity and higher density with durability could not be obtained by drive of a high rotation number for aiming a higher transfer rate.
  • JP-A-4-117614 and JP-A-6-215360 propose the use of a ferromagnetic metal powder containing an Al element for obtaining the compatibility of electromagnetic characteristics with durability.
  • butyl stearate which is a relatively low molecular weight compound and monoester, is used as a lubricant in JP-A-4-117614 and JP-A-6-215360, higher capacity and higher density could not be sufficiently compatible with durability. Further, as the layer construction of JP-A-4-117614 is not comprised of a lower nonmagnetic layer, the lubricant is not supplied sufficiently, therefore, sufficient higher capacity, higher density and durability could not be obtained.
  • JP-A-8-194939 discloses a magnetic recording medium containing a saturated fatty acid having a melting point of 50°C or more, an unsaturated fatty acid having a melting point of not more than 50°C and a fatty acid ester, but as the rotation number of the drive used was 1,000 rpm, sufficient compatibility of higher capacity and higher density with durability could not be obtained by drive of a high rotation number for aiming a higher transfer rate.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a disc-like magnetic recording medium which is markedly improved in electromagnetic characteristics, in particular, high density recording characteristics, and unites higher capacity, higher density and durability.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a high capacity disc-like magnetic recording medium having a recording capacity of from 0.2 to 2 G bit, and preferably from 0.35 to 2 G bit.
  • the present invention aims to provide a disc-like magnetic recording medium which is markedly improved in electromagnetic characteristics, in particular, high density recording characteristics, unites excellent running property, excellent repeating running durability, excellent storage stability under high temperature/high humidity conditions, and excellent liner wear, and is low in the starting torque.
  • the present invention can be attained by a disc-like magnetic recording medium which comprises a support having thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder provided on the lower layer, which is a magnetic recording medium for recording signals of from 0.2 to 2 G bit/inch 2 of areal recording density, wherein the dry thickness of the magnetic layer is from 0.05 to 0.30 ⁇ m, the coercive force of the magnetic layer is 1,800 Oe or more, and the lower layer and/or the magnetic layer have(has) at least three in total of a fatty acid and/or a fatty acid ester.
  • a magnetic recording medium which comprises a support having thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder dispersed in a binder provided on the lower layer, wherein the magnetic layer contains from 8 to 30 weight parts of a fatty acid ester per 100 weight parts of the ferromagnetic metal powder, and/or the nonmagnetic lower layer contains from 8 to 30 weight parts of a fatty acid ester per 100 weight parts of the nonmagnetic powder contained in the lower layer, the surface of the magnetic layer has a C/Fe peak ratio of from 5 to 100 when the surface is measured by the Auger electron spectroscopy, and the magnetic recording medium is a disc-like recording medium.
  • the present inventors have found that the magnetic recording medium having excellent high density characteristics and excellent durability, in particular, the running durability has been markedly improved, which could not be obtained by conventional techniques, could be obtained by adopting the constitution of the.magnetic recording medium of the present invention.
  • a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer means a lower layer which may have a magnetic property but not too much for participating in recording and hereinafter referred to simply as “a lower layer” or "a nonmagnetic layer”.
  • Areal recording density is a value obtained by multiplying linear recording density by track density.
  • VSM vibrating sample magnetometer
  • Linear recording density means a bit number of signals recorded per 1 inch in the recording direction.
  • the present inventors have elaborated some means in an attempt to improve the magnetic layer thickness, the coercive force (Hc) and the central plane average surface roughness as to the linear recording density and optimize the ⁇ m as to the track density for the improvement of the areal recording density.
  • the magnetic recording medium of the present invention having high density and high capacity equal to or higher than those of hard discs and MO can be obtained, for the first time as the coating type magnetic recording medium as described below, by organically and synthetically combining the points as shown below.
  • the points aimed at in the present invention include (1) high Hc and hyper-smoothing, (2) ensuring of durability by the improvement of a composite lubricant, a binder of high durability and a ferromagnetic powder, (3) ultra thinning of the magnetic layer and the reduction of fluctuation in the interface between the lower layer and the magnetic layer, (4) the increase of packing density of powders (a ferromagnetic powder and a nonmagnetic powder), (5) ultra-fine granulation of powders (a ferromagnetic powder and a nonmagnetic powder), (6) stabilization of head touch, (7) dimensional stability and servomechanism, (8) improvement of thermal shrinkage factors of the magnetic layer and the support, and (9) the function of a lubricant at high temperature and low temperature, and the present invention has been achieved by combining and synthesizing these points.
  • a transfer rate indicating write/readout time of data is 2 MB or more per a second, which is equal to a hard disc, and the working speed is 20 times of conventional floppy discs and more than 2 times of the MO, therefore, extremely advantageous.
  • this recording medium comprising a lower layer and a magnetic thin layer is the same coating type medium as floppy discs used at present, mass production is feasible, accordingly inexpensive as compared with hard discs and the MO.
  • the present inventors have achieved the present invention of a disc-like magnetic recording medium, having areal recording density of from 0.2 to 2 G bit/inch 2 , more preferably from 0.35 to 2 G bit/inch 2 , which has markedly high recording capacity as compared with the above ZIP disc and the MO (3.5 inches).
  • This recording medium also has high density characteristics and excellent durability which could never be achieved by any products known in the world and, in particular, the error rate in high density recording region is noticeably improved, and this is the invention applicable to a magnetic tape, e.g., a computer tape.
  • the magnetic recording medium of the present invention comprises an ultrathin magnetic layer containing a magnetic powder of ultrafine particles excellent in high output and high dispersibility, and a lower layer containing a spherical or acicular inorganic powder, and by thus reducing the thickness of the magnetic layer, a magnetic force offset in the magnetic layer can be reduced, the output in a high frequency region can be markedly increased, further, overwriting characteristics can be improved.
  • a magnetic head By the improvement of a magnetic head, the effect of the ultrathin magnetic layer can be further exhibited by the combined use with a narrow gap head and digital recording characteristics can be improved.
  • the upper magnetic layer is a thin layer having a thickness of preferably from 0.05 to 0.30 ⁇ m so as to match the performance required from the magnetic recording system and the magnetic head of high density recording.
  • a uniform and ultrathin magnetic layer is attained by high dispersion and high packing density realized by the combined use of a fine magnetic and nonmagnetic powder with a dispersant and a high dispersible binder.
  • the magnetic powders used are preferably magnetic powders capable of achieving high output, excellent in high dispersibility and high randomizing property for inducing suitabilities of high capacity floppy discs and computer tapes as far as possible.
  • high output and high durability can be attained by the use of ferromagnetic metal powders or ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powders of extremely fine particles which are capable of achieving high output, in particular, having a long axis length of 0.1 ⁇ m or less, a crystallite size of from 80 to 180 ⁇ , and further, containing a large amount of Co, and as a sintering preventing agent Al and Y.
  • ferromagnetic metal powders or ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powders of extremely fine particles which are capable of achieving high output, in particular, having a long axis length of 0.1 ⁇ m or less, a crystallite size of from 80 to 180 ⁇ , and further, containing a large amount of Co, and as a sintering preventing agent Al and Y.
  • a composite lubricant capable of maintaining the effect thereof during use under various temperature and humidity conditions and in high rotation use can be incorporated into upper and lower layers and, further, with making the lower layer have a role of the tank of the lubricant so as to be able to always supply an appropriate amount of the lubricant to the upper magnetic layer to thereby heighten the durability of the upper magnetic layer to improve the reliance.
  • Cushioning effect of the lower layer can bring about good head touch and stable running property.
  • a high transfer rate is required in a high capacity recording system, e.g., a transfer rate of 1.4 MB/sec. in Zip and a maximum transfer rate of 3.6 MB/sec. in HiFD.
  • the rotation speed of a magnetic disc should be taken up one or more places as compared with conventional FD systems.
  • the rotation speed is preferably 1,800 rpm or more, and more preferably 3,000 rpm or more. Recording track density is improved with the increase of capacity/density.
  • a servo recording area is provided on a medium to ensure traceability of a magnetic head against a recording track.
  • a base whose dimensional stability is isotropically heightened is preferably used as a support base, thereby further stabilization of the traceability is devised. Further, the smoothness of the magnetic layer can be improved by using a hyper-smooth base.
  • the increment of density of magnetic recording of a disc-like magnetic recording medium requires the improvement of linear recording density and track density.
  • Characteristics of a support are important factors for the improvement of track density.
  • the dimensional stability of a support base, in particular, isotropy, is considered in the recording medium according to the present invention.
  • Servo recording is an indispensable technique in recording/reproduction of high track density, but the improvement can be contrived from the medium side by making a support base isotropic as far as possible.
  • Advantages of changing the magnetic layer of the present invention from a monolayer (i.e., a sigle layer) to ATOMM structure are thought to be as follows.
  • a magnetic layer a multilayer structure.
  • a successive multilayer system successively constituting.the layers is generally used.
  • a lower layer is coated, cured or dried, then an upper magnetic layer is coated in the same manner, cured, and surface-treated.
  • a floppy disc FD
  • the same treatments are conducted on both surface sides.
  • a coating step a disc undergoes a slitting step, a punching step, a shell incorporation step, and a certifying step, thus a final product is completed.
  • Electromagnetic characteristics can be widely improved by the thin layer structure of a magnetic layer as follows.
  • Durability is an important factor for a magnetic recording medium.
  • there are means such as a binder formulation to increase the film strength of a disc per se, and a lubricant formulation to maintain a sliding property with a magnetic head.
  • a three dimensional network binder system which has shown actual results in conventional FD systems is modified and used in the binder formulation.
  • lubricants are used in combination of a plurality of kinds respectively exhibiting superior effects in various temperature and humidity conditions under which they are used, specifically, at least three in total of at least a fatty acid and/or a fatty acid ester in the lower layer and/or a magnetic layer, each lubricant exhibits its function in different temperature (low temperature, room temperature, high temperature) and humidity (low humidity, high humidity) atmospheres, thereby totally stable lubrication effect can be maintained.
  • the durability of the upper magnetic layer can be heightened with making the lower layer have a role of the tank of a lubricant capable of always supplying an appropriate amount of a lubricant to the upper magnetic layer.
  • a lubricant which can be contained in the ultrathin magnetic layer. Simple reduction of the thickness of the magnetic layer causes the reduction of the absolute amount of a lubricant, and it follows that running durability is deteriorated. In this case, it was difficult to well balance the thickness of the magnetic layer with the amount of the lubricant.
  • the improvement of electromagnetic characteristics could be compatible with the improvement of durability by imparting different functions to the upper layer and the lower layer and making up for each other. This functional separation was particularly effective in a system where a medium was slid on a magnetic head at a high speed.
  • a controlling function of surface electrical resistance can be imparted to the lower layer.
  • a solid electrically conductive material such as a carbon black is added to a magnetic layer in many cases. Such a material not only restricts the increase of the packing density of magnetic powders but also influences the surface roughness of the magnetic layer as the thickness of the magnetic layer becomes thinner. Incorporation of electrically conductive materials in the lower layer can eliminate these defects.
  • the high capacity magnetic recording medium according to the present invention has capabilities capable of sufficiently responding to demands such as function/cost as an image recording medium, as well as data such as letters and figures.
  • the high capacity magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is based on the coating type magnetic recording medium which has shown actual results and ensures reliability for a long period of time and is excellent in cost performance.
  • the present invention has been attained for the first time by heaping up the above various factors, and making them worked synergistically and organically.
  • the thus-obtained magnetic recording medium by combining every technique has capability applicable to, e.g., HiFD, which is a product produced by joint development by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. with Sony Corp.
  • HiFD has been developed to meet the demand for a new data recording system of high performance having high capacity and high data transfer rate with the rapid development of information processing capability of personal computers in recent years and sharp increase of throughput to be dealt with.
  • 3.5 inch type floppy discs of the present have prevailed worldwide as easily usable recording media.
  • HiFD has been developed as a new system which can read out and reuse accumulated massive data by using these discs even after this.
  • "HiFD" for 3.5 inch type floppy disc is a high capacity floppy disc system of the next generation which has high capacity of 200 MB, high transfer rate of 3.6 MB/sec, and has realized subordination transposition capable of recording/reproduction with 3.5 inch type floppy discs of the present.
  • High capacity of 200 MB of HiFD has been realized by an ultrathin layer coating type metal disc newly developed and by the adoption of a dual discrete gap head having both a narrow gap for high density recording and a broad gap for a 3.5 inch type floppy disc of the present, which can easily process data file of huge volume such as an image and a sound.
  • HiFD has realized a high transfer rate of a maximum of 3.6 MB/sec. as compared with a transfer rate of 0.06 MB/sec. of conventional 3.5 inch type floppy discs (2HD) due to high linear recording density and high speed disc rotation such as 3,600 rpm, which is high speed processing of about 60 times as compared with conventional systems. Further, by the adoption of a floatation type dual discrete gap head and, at the same time, by the use of a linear type voice coil motor as a driving motor of the head, HiFD has achieved high speed random access of about 3 to 4 times as compared with conventional 3.5 inch type floppy disc drives.
  • the floatation type dual discrete gap head similar to a hard disc, floats by disc rotation and does not contact with the disc during recording/reproduction leading to long lifetime and high reliability.
  • subordination transposition capable of recording/reproduction with 3.5 inch type floppy discs of the present has been realized.
  • the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention has been developed to be applicable to such a high capacity floppy disc system of the next generation which has high capacity of 200 MB, high transfer rate of 3.6 MB/sec, and has realized subordination transposition capable of recording/reproduction with 3.5 inch type floppy discs of the present.
  • the enhancement of lubrication capability of a magnetic recording medium is an important factors for the realization of high capacity and high transfer rate. Fundamental concepts for the enhancement of lubrication capability are shown below.
  • a lubricant is one kind of additives for a magnetic recording medium, and those having a lubricating effect, an antistatic effect, a dispersing effect, and a plasticizing effect are used as additives. By the combined use of additives, comprehensive improvement of capacities can be contrived.
  • additives having a lubricating effect lubricants giving remarkable action on adhesion caused by the friction of surfaces of materials with each other are used. Lubricants are classified into two types.
  • Lubricants used for a magnetic recording medium cannot be judged completely whether they show fluid lubrication or boundary lubrication, but according to general concepts they are classified into higher fatty acid esters, liquid paraffins and silicon derivatives showing fluid lubrication and long chain fatty acids, fluorine surfactants and fluorine-containing high polymers showing boundary lubrication.
  • lubricants exist in a state dispersed in a binder or partly adsorbed onto the surface of a ferromagnetic powder, and they migrate to the surface of a magnetic layer. The speed of migration depends on whether the compatibility of the binder and the lubricant is good or bad.
  • a nonpolar lubricant is effective for fluid lubrication and a polar lubricant is effective for boundary lubrication.
  • at least three in total of these higher fatty acid ester showing fluid lubrication and long chain fatty acid showing boundary lubrication having different characteristics are preferably used in combination to obtain high capacity, high density and high durability. Solid lubricants can also be used in combination with these.
  • Examples of solid lubricants which can be used in the present invention include molybdenum disulfide, tungsten graphite disulfide, boron nitride, and graphite fluoride.
  • Examples of long chain fatty acids showing boundary lubrication include monobasic fatty acids having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or which may be branched) and metal salts thereof (e.g., with Li, Na, K or Cu).
  • Examples of fluorine surfactants and fluorine-containing high polymers include fluorine-containing silicons, fluorine-containing alcohols, fluorine-containing esters, fluorine-containing alkyl sulfates and alkali metal salts thereof.
  • Examples of higher fatty acid esters showing fluid lubrication include mono-fatty acid esters, di-fatty acid esters or tri-fatty acid esters composed of a monobasic fatty acid having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or may be branched) and any one of mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- and hexa-alcohols having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or may be branched), and fatty acid esters of monoalkyl ethers of alkylene oxide polymers.
  • examples further include liquid paraffins, and as silicon derivatives, silicone oils such as dialkylpolysiloxane (the alkyl has from 1 to 5 carbon atoms), dialkoxypolysiloxane (the alkoxy has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), monoalkyl-monoalkoxypolysiloxane (the alkyl has from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and the alkoxy has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), phenylpolysiloxane, and fluoroalkylpolysiloxane (the alkyl has from 1 to 5 carbon atoms), silicons having a polar group, fatty acid-modified silicons and fluorine-containing silicons.
  • silicone oils such as dialkylpolysiloxane (the alkyl has from 1 to 5 carbon atoms), dialkoxypolysiloxane (the alkoxy has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), monoalkyl-monoalkoxypolysiloxane
  • Examples of other lubricants which can be used in the present invention include alcohols such as mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexa-alcohols having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or may be branched), alkoxy alcohols having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, and fluorine-containing alcohols, polyethylene waxes, polyolefins such as polypropylenes, ethylene glycols, polyglycols such as polyethylene oxide waxes, alkyl phosphates and alkali metal salts thereof, alkyl sulfates and alkali metal salts thereof, polyphenyl ethers, fatty acid amides having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and aliphatic amines having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
  • alcohols such as mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexa-alcohols having from 12 to 22 carbon
  • additives having an antistatic effect, a dispersing effect and a plasticizing effect include phenylphosphonic acids, specifically PPA (manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.), etc., ⁇ -naphthylphosphoric acids, phenylphosphoric acids, diphenylphosphoric acids, p-ethylbenzenephosphonic acids, phenylphosphinic acids, aminoquinones, various kinds of silane coupling agents, titanium coupling agents, fluorine-containing alkyl sulfates and alkali metal salts thereof.
  • PPA manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
  • fatty acids and fatty acid esters are particularly preferably used in the present invention.
  • Other different lubricants and additives can be used in combination as well. Specific examples thereof are exemplified below.
  • fatty acid examples of saturated fatty acids include caprylic acid (C 7 H 15 COOH, melting point: 16°C), pelargonic acid (C 8 H 17 COOH, melting point: 15°C), capric acid (C 9 H 19 COOH, melting point: 31.5°C), undecylic acid (C 10 H 21 COOH, melting point: 28.6°C), lauric acid (C 11 H 23 COOH, melting point: 44°C), specifically NAA-122 (manufactured by Nippon Oils and Fats Co., Ltd.), tridecylic acid (C 12 H 25 COOH, melting point: 45.5°C), myristic acid (C 13 H 27 COOH, melting point: 58°C), specifically NAA-142 (manufactured by Nippon Oils and Fats Co
  • Examples of unsaturated fatty acids include oleic acid (C 17 H 33 COOH(cis), melting point: 16°C), specifically oleic acid manufactured by Kanto Kagaku Co., Ltd., elaidic acid (C 17 H 33 COOH(trans), melting point: 44 to 45°C), specifically elaidic acid manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd., cetoleic acid (C 21 H 41 COOH, melting point: 33.7°C), erucic acid (C 21 H 41 COOH, melting point: 33.4 to 34°C), specifically erucic acid manufactured by Nippon Oils and Fats Co., Ltd., brassidic acid (C 21 H 41 COOH(trans), melting point: 61.5°C), linoleic acid (C 17 H 31 COOH, boiling point: 228°C (14 mm)), and linolenic acid (C 17 H 29 COOH, boiling point: 197°C (14 mm)).
  • Examples of branched saturated fatty acids include isoste
  • esters examples include isocetyl laurate (C 11 H 23 COOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 13 )C 8 H 17 ), oleyl laurate (C 11 H 23 COOC 18 H 35 ), and stearyl laurate (C 11 H 23 COOC 18 H 37 ) ;
  • myristates include isopropyl myristate (C 13 H 27 COOCH(CH 3 ) 2 ), specifically Enujerubu IPM manufactured by Shin-Nihon Rika Co., Ltd., butyl myristate (C 13 H 27 COOC 4 H 9 ), isobutyl myristate (C 13 H 27 COO-iso-C 4 H 9 ), specifically Enujerubu IBM manufactured by Shin-Nihon Rika Co., Ltd., heptyl myristate (C 13 H 27 COOC 7 H 15 ), octyl myristate (C 13 H 27 COOC 8 H 17 ), iso
  • palmitates examples include octyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOC 8 H 17 ), decyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOC 10 H 21 ), isooctyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOCH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )C 4 H 9 ), isocetyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 13 )C 8 H 17 ), 2-octyldodecyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOCH 2 CH(C 8 H 17 )C 12 H 25 ), 2-hexyldodecyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 13 )C 12 H 25 ), and oleyl palmitate (C 15 H 31 COOC 18 H 35 ), specifically OLP-160 manufactured by NFC Co., Ltd.
  • stearates examples include propyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC 3 H 7 ), isopropyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOCH(CH 3 ) 2 ), butyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC 4 H 9 ), specifically butyl stearate manufactured by Nippon Oils and Fats Co., Ltd., sec-butyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOCH(CH 3 )C 2 H 5 ), tert-butyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC(CH 3 ) 3 ), amyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC 5 H 11 ), isoamyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOCH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ), hexyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC 6 H 13 ), heptyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOC 7 H 15 ), specifically MYB-185 manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Co.,
  • behenates include isotetracosyl behenate (C 21 H 43 COOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 13 )C 12 H 25 ), specifically Enujerubu DTB manufactured by Shin-Nihon Rika Co., Ltd.
  • glycol type esters include those disclosed in JP-A-59-227030 and JP-A-59-65931, e.g., butoxyethyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COOCH 2 CH 2 OC 4 H 9 ), butoxyethyl oleate (C 17 H 33 COOCH 2 CH 2 OC 4 H 9 ), diethylene glycol monobutyl ether stearate or butoxyethoxyethyl stearate (C 17 H 35 COO(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2- C 4 H 9 ), tetraethylene glycol monobutyl ether stearate (C 17 H 35 COO(CH 2 CH 2 O) 4 C 4 H 9 ), diethylene glycol monophenyl ether stearate (C 17 H 35 COO(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 C 6 H 6 ), and diethylene glycol mono-2-ethylhexyl ether stearate (C 17 H 35 COO(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2
  • isostearates include isocetyl isostearate (iso-C 17 H 35 COOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 13 )C 8 H 17 ), specifically I.C.I.S. manufactured by Higher Alcohol Co., Ltd., oleyl isostearate (iso-C 17 H 35 COOC 18 H 35 ), stearyl isostearate (iso-C 17 H 35 COOC 18 H 37 ), isostearyl isostearate (iso-C 17 H 35 COO-iso-C 18 H 37 ), and eicosenyl isostearate (iso-C 17 H 35 COOC 22 H 43 ).
  • oleates examples include butyl oleate (C 17 H 33 COOC 4 H 9 ), specifically Enujerubu BO manufactured by Shin-Nihon Rika Co., Ltd., oleyl oleate (C 17 H 33 COOC 18 H 35 ), and ethylene glycol dioleyl (C 17 H 33 COOCH 2 CH 2 OCOC 17 H 33 ) ⁇
  • erucates examples include oleyl erucic acid (C 21 H 41 COOC 18 H 35 ).
  • triesters include caprylic acid triglyceride (C 7 H 15 COOCH 2 CH(OCOC 7 H 15 )CH 2 OCOC 7 H 15
  • additives which can be used include alcohols such as oleyl alcohol (C 18 H 35 OH), stearyl alcohol (C 18 H 37 OH) , and lauryl alcohol (C 12 H 25 OH).
  • silicone compounds examples include TAV-3630, TA-3, and KF-69 manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • nonionic surfactants such as alkylene oxides, glycerols, glycidols or alkylphenol-ethylene oxide adducts
  • cationic surfactants such as cyclic amines, ester amides, quaternary ammonium salts, hydantoin derivatives, heterocyclic compounds, phosphoniums or sulfoniums
  • anionic surfactants containing an acidic group such as carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfate groups or phosphate groups
  • amphoteric surfactants such as amino acids, aminosulfonic acids, sulfates or phosphates of amino alcohols or alkylbetains.
  • These surfactants and antistatic agents may not always be 100% pure and may contain impurities such as isomers, non-reacted materials, byproducts, decomposed products and oxides, in addition to the main component. However, the content of such impurities is preferably 30% or less, more preferably 10% or less.
  • Lubricants and surfactants for use in the present invention respectively have different physical functions.
  • the kinds, amounts and proportions of combination generating synergistic effect of these lubricants should be determined optimally in accordance with the purpose.
  • the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer can separately contain different fatty acids each having a different melting point so as to prevent bleeding out of the fatty acids to the surface, or different esters each having a different boiling point, a different melting point or a different polarity so as to prevent bleeding out of the esters to the surface.
  • the amounts of surfactants are controlled so as to improve the coating stability, or the amount of the lubricant in the lower layer is made larger so as to improve the lubricating effect of the surface thereof. Examples are by no means limited thereto.
  • the total amount of the lubricants is from 0.1 to 50%, preferably from 2 to 25%, based on the amount of the magnetic powder or the nonmagnetic powder.
  • additives to be used in the present invention may be added to the magnetic coating solution or the nonmagnetic coating solution in any step of the preparation.
  • additives may be blended with a magnetic powder before the kneading step, may be added during the step of kneading a magnetic powder, a binder and a solvent, may be added during the dispersing step, may be added after the dispersing step, or may be added immediately before coating.
  • lubricants may be coated on the surface of the magnetic layer after the calendering treatment or after the completion of slitting.
  • the magnetic recording medium of the present invention is a high density and high capacity recording medium comprising a hyper-smooth magnetic layer and capable of obtaining stable running durability at initial stage of running and after running.
  • Monoesters and diesters are conventionally used as a lubricant.
  • the present inventors have earnestly examined characteristics of these lubricants aiming at ester groups. As a result of minute examination of behaviors of ester groups in the lower nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer, it has been found that as the monoester lubricant has one ester group, which is a polar group, in the molecule, the affinity with a binder is not so high, does not remain in the layer and is liable to come out on the surface of the magnetic layer.
  • the diester lubricant has two ester groups, which are polar groups, in the molecule, the affinity with a binder is high, is liable to remain in the layer and is reluctant to come out on the surface of the magnetic layer. Accordingly, it can be presumed that remarkably good running durability can be ensured by contribution of the monoester lubricant at the initial stage of running and by contribution of the diester lubricant after running. Further, the diester lubricant is excellent in low temperature durability and the monoester lubricant is excellent in high temperature durability. Therefore, when the diester lubricant and the monoester lubricant are used in combination, markedly excellent running durability of from low temperature to high temperature can be obtained. These effects are not merely obtained by the effect of the monoester lubricant plus the effect of the diester lubricant and it is thought to be synergistic effect of two lubricants.
  • a diester lubricant for use in the present invention is preferably represented by formula (1): R1-COO-R2-OCO-R3 (1) wherein R2 represents -(CH 2 ) n -, a divalent group derived from -(CH 2 ) n - which may contain an unsaturated bond (wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 12), -[CH 2 CH(CH 3 )]-, or -[CH 2 C(CH 3 ) 2 CH 2 ]-; R1 and R3, which may be the same or different, each represents a chain-like, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 12 to 30 carbon atoms.
  • chain-like of the chain-like hydrocarbon group may be straight chain or branched chain, but it is preferred that both R1 and R3 are straight and unsaturated, and particularly preferably R1 and R3 have the same structure.
  • the unsaturated bond may be a double bond or a triple bond but a double bond is preferred and may be one, two or three.
  • the double bond may be either cis or trans.
  • Carbon atoms of R1 and R3 are respectively from 12 to 30, preferably from 14 to 26, and more preferably from 14 to 20. If carbon atoms are less than 12, the lubricant becomes highly volatile and volatilizes from the surface of the magnetic layer during running, which sometimes leads to running stopping. While when carbon atoms are more than 30, as the mobility of the molecule becomes low, it is difficult for the lubricant to bleed out on the surface of the magnetic layer, which sometimes leads to durability failure.
  • R1 and R3 have carbon atoms of from 5 to 21, preferably from 7 to 17, and more preferably from 9 to 13. Too short carbon chain lengths of R1 and R3 are not preferred.
  • R2 is preferably a straight chain divalent alcohol residue having OH groups on both terminals; and n is preferably from 3 to 12. If n is small, repeating running durability is deteriorated and, if too large, the viscosity increases and is hard to use as well as durability is liable to fail. Specifically, residues of ethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, propanediol, propylene glycol and butanediol are preferably used.
  • the compound represented by formula (1) of the present invention is a diester of a diol represented by HO-R2-OH and an unsaturated fatty acid represented by R1-COOH or R3-COOH.
  • Examples of unsaturated fatty acids represented by R1-COOH or R3-COOH include straight chain unsaturated fatty acids, e.g., 4-dodecenoic acid, 5-dodecenoic acid, 11-dodecenoic acid, cis-9-tridecenoic acid, myristoleic acid, 5-myristoleic acid, 6-pentadecenoic acid, 7-palmitoleic acid, cis-9-palmitoleic acid, 7-heptadecenoic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, cis-6-octadecenoic acid, trans-11-octadecenoic acid, cis-11-eicosenoic acid, cis-13-docosenoic acid, 15-tetracosenoic acid, 17-hexacosenoic acid, cis-9-octadienoic acid, cis-12-octadienoic acid, trans-9-
  • diols represented by HO-R2-OH include straight saturated terminal diols, e.g., ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,7-pentanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, and 1,10-decanediol; branched saturated diols, e.g., propylene glycol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,4-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 2,5-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 3-methyl-1,6-hexanediol, 1-methyl-1,7-pentanediol, 2,6
  • esters of straight chain unsaturated fatty acids e.g., myristoleic acid, 5-myristoleic acid, 7-palmitoleic acid, cis-9-palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, cis-6-octadecenoic acid (petro-selinic acid), trans-6-octadecenoic acid (petroseelaidic acid), trans-11-octadecenoic acid (vaccenic acid), cis-11-eicosenoic acid, cis-13-docosenoic acid (erucic acid), cis-9-octadienoic acid, cis-12-octadienoic acid (linoleic acid), etc., and diethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol
  • Diesters of dicarboxylic acids and chain-like unsaturated alcohols may also be used.
  • dicarboxylic acids include saturated dicarboxylic acids, e.g., malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, methylmalonic acid, ethylmalonic acid, propylmalonic acid, and butylmalonic acid; and unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, e.g., maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutaconic acid, itaconic acid, and muconic acid.
  • saturated dicarboxylic acids e.g., malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, methylmalonic acid, ethylmalonic acid, propylmalonic acid, and butylmalonic acid
  • unsaturated dicarboxylic acids e.g., maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutaconic acid
  • chain-like unsaturated alcohols include cis-9-octadecen-1-ol (oleyl alcohol), trans-9-octadecen-1-ol (elaidyl alcohol), 9,10-octadecedien-1-ol (linoleyl alcohol), 9,12,15-octadecetrien-1-ol (linolenyl alcohol), cis-9-trans-11,13-octadecetrien-1-ol (eleostearyl alcohol), 2-pentadecen-1-ol, 2-hexadecen-1-ol, 2-heptadecen-1-ol, 2-octadecen-1-ol, and 15-hexadecen-1-ol.
  • esters of straight unsaturated alcohols and saturated dicarboxylic acids are esters of, as the alcohol ingredient, oleyl alcohol, elaidyl alcohol, linoleyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol, or eleostearyl alcohol, and as the dicarboxylic acid ingredient, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, methylmalonic acid, ethylmalonic acid, propylmalonic acid, or butylmalonic acid, and more preferred are diesters of malonic acid or succinic acid, with oleyl alcohol, elaidyl alcohol, linoleyl alcohol, or linolenyl alcohol.
  • Preferred examples of diesters for obtaining C/Fe peak ratio which is described later, of from 5 to 100 include neopentyl glycol dioleate (L-a11), ethylene glycol dioleate (L-a3), neopentyl glycol didecanoate (L-a12), and propanediol dimyristate (L-a13).
  • L-a11 neopentyl glycol dioleate
  • L-a3 ethylene glycol dioleate
  • neopentyl glycol didecanoate L-a12
  • propanediol dimyristate L-a13
  • a monoester lubricant for use in the present invention is preferably represented by formula (2) or (3): R4-COO-(R5-O) m -R6 (2) R7-COO-R8 (3) wherein m represents an integer of from 1 to 10; R5 represents -(CH 2 ) n -, or a divalent group derived from -(CH 2 ) n- which may contain an unsaturated bond (wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 10); R4 and R7, which may be the same or different, each represents a chain-like, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 12 to 26 carbon atoms; and R6 and R8, which may be the same or different, each represents a chain-like or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 26 carbon atoms.
  • Monofatty acid esters comprising a monobasic fatty acid having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or may be branched) and a monovalent alcohol having from 2 to 24 carbon atoms (which may contain an unsaturated bond or may be branched) may be used.
  • esters include butyl stearate, octyl stearate, amyl stearate, isooctyl stearate, butyl myristate, octyl myristate, butoxyethyl stearate, butoxy-diethyl stearate, 2-ethylhexyl stearate, 2-octyldodecyl palmitate, 2-hexyldodecyl palmitate, isohexadecyl stearate, oleyl oleate, dodecyl stearate, tridecyl stearate, and oleyl erucic acid.
  • Ester lubricants which are used in the present invention are added to the upper magnetic layer in an amount of 1 weight part or more, preferably 3 weight parts or more, and more preferably 5 weight parts or more, per 100 weight parts of the ferromagnetic metal powder contained in the upper magnetic layer, and to the lower nonmagnetic layer in an amount of 1 weight part or more, preferably 3 weight parts or more, and more preferably 5 weight parts or more, per 100 weight parts of the nonmagnetic powder contained in the lower layer.
  • Ester lubricants are preferably added to both of the upper layer and the lower layer.
  • the upper limit of the addition amount is 20% with each layer. Too much an amount coarsens the magnetic layer surface thereby the magnetic characteristics lowers, and too small an amount deteriorates the durability.
  • Diester lubricants and ester lubricants are contained in an amount of from 8 to 30 weight parts, preferably from 12 to 20 weight parts, per 100 weight parts of the ferromagnetic powder contained in the magnetic layer or per 100 weight parts of the nonmagnetic powder contained in the lower layer. Diester lubricants and ester lubricants may be used in admixture. In this case, the proportion of diester lubricants is preferably 30% or more based on the total amount of the diester and ester lubricants.
  • the present invention comprises a magnetic recording medium which comprises a support having thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder dispersed in a binder provided on the lower layer, wherein the magnetic layer contains from 8 to 30 weight parts of a fatty acid ester per 100 weight parts of the ferromagnetic metal powder and/or the nonmagnetic lower layer contains from 8 to 30 weight parts of a fatty acid ester per 100 weight parts of the nonmagnetic powder contained in the lower layer, the surface of the magnetic layer has a C/Fe peak ratio of from 5 to 100 when the surface is measured by the Auger electron spectroscopy, and the magnetic recording medium is a disc-like medium.
  • the amount of the ester or diester lubricant contained in the magnetic layer and the lower layer is almost the same with that of conventional floppy discs, extremely high durability, high hardness of the magnetic layer surface and high scratch resistance can be ensured by the construction of the present invention by suppressing the amount of the lubricant existing on the magnetic layer surface within a low value. It has been found that the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention has achieved conspicuous durability above all in a high rotation recording system of 1,800 rpm or more (e.g., ZIP), in particular, 3,000 rpm or more (e.g., HiFD).
  • the C/Fe peak ratio of the magnetic layer surface by the Auger electron spectroscopy in the present invention is an index which shows the existing amount of the lubricant on the magnetic layer surface.
  • the magnetic layer surface is spectrally analyzed by the Auger electron spectroscopy
  • the peak of iron atom coming from the magnetic powder and the peak of carbon atom coming from the binder and the lubricant appear.
  • the carbon atom peak mostly originates in the lubricant.
  • the basis for this is the fact that when the magnetic layer surface of the magnetic disc of the present invention is determined by the Auger electron spectroscopy with the lubricant of the present invention being removed by hexane treatment, Fe peak appears strongly but C peak to which the binder contributes to is weak; on the contrary, when the determination is conducted without subjecting to hexane treatment, C peak appears strongly.
  • the carbon atom peak can be considered to mostly originate in the lubricant according to the present invention.
  • the value of C/Fe peak is obtained as the C/Fe ratio by integrating the values obtained under the above conditions in the region of kinetic energy of 130 eV to 730 eV three times and finding the strengths of KLL peak of the carbon and LMM peak of the iron as differentials.
  • the C/Fe peak ratio of the magnetic layer surface of the disc-like magnetic recording medium according to the present invention determined by the Auger electron spectroscopy is from 5 to 100.
  • those of conventional floppy discs are 100 or more. From this fact, it can be seen that the amount of the lubricant present on the magnetic layer surface of the disc-like magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is markedly small as compared with conventional floppy discs.
  • the amount of the lubricants contained in each of the magnetic layer and the lower layer of the disc-like magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is from 8 to 30 weight parts respectively per 100 weight parts of the ferromagnetic powder or nonmagnetic powder. This is almost the same amount as the amount contained in conventional floppy discs.
  • the amount of the lubricant contained in the magnetic layer and the lower layer of the present invention is almost the same with that of conventional floppy discs, the amount of the lubricant present on the magnetic layer surface is markedly small as compared with conventional floppy discs.
  • the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention has achieved conspicuous durability in a high rotation recording system of 700 rpm or more, more preferably 1,800 rpm or more (e.g., ZIP), in particular, 3,000 rpm or more (e.g., HiFD).
  • the magnetic recording medium of the present invention is excellent in long term storage stability.
  • the existing mode of the lubricant according to the present invention i.e., a large amount of lubricant is contained in the inside of the magnetic layer and the lower layer and an appropriate amount is present on the magnetic layer surface (from 5 to 100 in terms of C/Fe value obtained mainly from the detected amount of the carbon atom of the lubricant and the iron atom of the magnetic powder by the Auger electron spectroscopy), the following means can be exemplified.
  • ester and diester compounds exist in sufficient amount, although the amount thereof is not more than the amount contained in conventional discs. Therefore, if the temperature increases due to the frictional heat between the disc and the magnetic head generated by high rotation, the lubricant is difficult to volatilize by virtue of strong intermolecular interaction. Accordingly, stable fluid lubrication can be maintained without causing breaking of a lubricant film.
  • the storage stability of the magnetic recording medium at high temperature and high humidity can be improved when the Al/Fe ratio of the ferromagnetic metal powder is from 5 atomic % to 30 atomic %.
  • a diester compound is originally highly hydrophilic and hygroscopic and is susceptible to hydrolysis in nature. This property is heightened by the catalytic activity of surfaces of magnetic powders, and when stored at high temperature high humidity, diester is further susceptible to hydrolysis.
  • the Al/Fe ratio of the ferromagnetic metal powder is in the range of from 5 atomic % to 30 atomic %, the influence is small and insusceptible to decomposition. As a result, the durability of the disc is hardly reduced and characteristics of the disc can be exhibited even after being stored under high temperature and high humidity conditions.
  • a lower layer and an ultrathin magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention may be provided on either one side of the support or may be provided on both sides.
  • An upper layer may be coated while a lower layer coated is still wet (W/W coating) or may be coated after the lower layer coated is dried (W/D coating). Simultaneous or successive wet on wet coating is preferred in view of the productivity but in the case of a disc-like medium, wet on dry coating can be sufficiently used.
  • a surface treatment step e.g., a calendering step
  • surface roughness of the upper magnetic layer can be improved even the layer is an ultrathin layer.
  • the coercive force (Hc) of the magnetic layer is essential to be 1,800 Oe or more, and the maximum magnetic flux density (Bm) of a magnetic metal powder is preferably from 2,000 to 5,000 G, and that of a barium ferrite powder is preferably from 1,000 to 3,000 G.
  • the ferromagnetic powders which can be used in the present invention are preferably ferromagnetic alloy powders containing ⁇ -Fe as a main component.
  • These ferromagnetic powders which can be preferably used in the magnetic layer of the present invention may contain, in addition to the prescribed atoms, the following atoms, e.g., Al, Si, S, Sc, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Mo, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, Te, Ba, Ta, W, Re, Au, Hg, Pb, Bi, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, P, Co, Mn, Zn, Ni, Sr and B.
  • the content of Co is preferably from 0 to 40 atomic %, more preferably from 15 to 35 atomic %, and most preferably from 20 to 35 atomic %
  • the content of Y is preferably from 1.5 to 12 atomic %, more preferably from 3 to 10 atomic %, and most preferably from 4 to 9 atomic %
  • the content of Al is preferably from 1.5 to 12 atomic %, more preferably from 3 to 10 atomic %, and most preferably from 4 to 9 atomic %, each based on Fe.
  • These ferromagnetic powders may be previously treated with the later described dispersant, lubricant, surfactant, and antistatic agent before dispersion.
  • JP-B-44-14090 JP-B-45-18372, JP-B-47-22062, JP-B-47-22513, JP-B-46-28466, JP-B-46-38755, JP-B-47-4286, JP-B-47-12422, JP-B-47-17284, JP-B-47-18509, JP-B-47-18573, JP-B-39-10307, JP-B-46-39639, U.S. Patents 3,026,215, 3,031,341, 3,100,194, 3,242,005, and 3,389,014.
  • Ferromagnetic alloy powders may contain a small amount of a hydroxide or an oxide.
  • Ferromagnetic alloy powders can be prepared by well-known processes, such as a method comprising reducing a composite organic acid salt (mainly an oxalate) with a reducing gas, e.g., hydrogen; a method comprising reducing iron oxide with a reducing gas, e.g., hydrogen, to obtain Fe or Fe-Co particles; a method comprising pyrolysis of a metal carbonyl compound; a method comprising adding to an aqueous solution of a ferromagnetic metal a reducing agent, e.g., sodium boronhydride, hypophosphite, or hydrazine, to conduct reduction; and a method comprising evaporating a metal in a low pressure inert gas to obtain a fine powder.
  • a composite organic acid salt mainly an oxalate
  • a reducing gas e.g., hydrogen
  • the thus-obtained ferromagnetic alloy powders which are subjected to well-known gradual oxidization treatment can be used in the present invention, e.g., a method comprising immersing powders in an organic solvent, then drying; a method comprising immersing powders in an organic solvent, then charging an oxygen-containing gas to form oxide films on the surfaces thereof and drying; and a method comprising forming oxide films on the surfaces of the powders by regulating partial pressure of an oxygen gas and an inert gas without using an organic solvent.
  • Ferromagnetic powders which can be preferably used in the magnetic layer according to the present invention have a specific surface area (S BET ) as measured by the BET method of from 40 to 80 m 2 /g, preferably from 45 to 70 m 2 /g. When S BET is less than 40 m 2 /g, noise increases and when more than 80 m 2 /g, good surface property is obtained with difficulty, which is not preferred. Ferromagnetic powders which can be preferably used in the magnetic layer according to the present invention have a crystallite size of generally from 80 to 180 ⁇ , preferably from 100 to 180 ⁇ , and more preferably from 110 to 175 ⁇ .
  • the length of a long axis of ferromagnetic powders is generally from 0.01 to 0.25 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.03 to 0.15 ⁇ m, and more preferably from 0.03 to 0.12 ⁇ m.
  • Ferromagnetic powders preferably have an acicular ratio of from 3 to 15, more preferably from 3 to 12.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powders have a saturation magnetization ( ⁇ s ) of generally from 100 to 1-80 emu/g, preferably from 110 to 170 emu/g, and more preferably from 125 to 160 emu/g.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powders have a coercive force (Hc) of preferably from 1,700 to 3,500 Oe, and more preferably from 1,800 to 3,000 Oe.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powders preferably have a water content of from 0.01 to 2%.
  • the water content of ferromagnetic metal powders is preferably optimized by selecting the kinds of binders.
  • the pH of ferromagnetic metal powders is preferably optimized by the combination with the binder to be used.
  • the pH range is from 4 to 12, preferably from 6 to 10.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powders may be surface-treated with Al, Si, P or oxides thereof, if necessary. The amount thereof is from 0.1 to 10% based on the ferromagnetic metal powders. Adsorption of a lubricant, e.g., fatty acid, becomes 100 mg/m 2 or less by conducting a surface treatment, which is, therefore, preferred.
  • Soluble inorganic ions are sometimes contained in ferromagnetic metal powders. It is preferred substantially not to contain such soluble inorganic ions but the properties of ferromagnetic metal powders are not particularly affected if the content is 200 ppm or less. Ferromagnetic metal powders for use in the present invention preferably have less voids and the value thereof is 20% by volume or less, more preferably 5% by volume or less.
  • the shape of ferromagnetic metal powders is not particularly limited, and any shape such as an acicular shape, an ellipsoidal shape or a spindle shape may be used so long as it satisfies the above-described properties as to particle sizes.
  • Switching Field Distribution (SFD) of a ferromagnetic metal powder itself is preferably small, preferably 0.8 or less. It is necessary to make Hc distribution of ferromagnetic metal powders narrow. When the SFD is 0.8 or less, electromagnetic characteristics are excellent, high output can be obtained, reversal of magnetization becomes sharp and peak shift is less, therefore, suitable for high density digital magnetic recording. For achieving small Hc distribution, making particle size distribution of goethite in ferromagnetic metal powders good and preventing sintering are effective methods.
  • hexagonal ferrite which can be preferably used in the upper (most) magnetic layer in the present invention include substitution products of barium ferrite, strontium ferrite, lead ferrite and calcium ferrite and Co substitution products.
  • magnetoplumbite type barium ferrite and strontium ferrite magnetoplumbite type ferrite having covered the particle surfaces with spinel
  • magnetoplumbite type barium ferrite and strontium ferrite partially containing spinel phase etc are exemplified.
  • Hexagonal ferrite powders may contain, in addition to the prescribed atoms, the following atoms, e.g., Al, Si, S, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Mo, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, Te, Ba, Ta, W, Re, Au, Hg, Pb, Bi, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, P, Co, Mn, Zn, Ni, Sr, B, Ge and Nb.
  • the following atoms e.g., Al, Si, S, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Mo, Rh, Pd, Ag, Sn, Sb, Te, Ba, Ta, W, Re, Au, Hg, Pb, Bi, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, P, Co, Mn, Zn, Ni, Sr, B, Ge and Nb.
  • those containing the following elements can be used, e.g., Co-Zn, Co-Ti, Co-Ti-Zr, Co-Ti-Zn, Ni-Ti-Zn, Nb-Zn-Co, Sb-Zn-Co, Nb-Zn, etc.
  • specific impurities may be contained.
  • the hexagonal ferrite has a hexagonal tabular diameter of from 10 to 200 nm, preferably from 10 to 100 nm, and particularly preferably from 10 to 80 nm.
  • the tabular diameter is preferably 40 nm or less, but if it is smaller than 10 nm, stable magnetization cannot be obtained due to thermal fluctuation. While when it is more than 200 nm, noise increases, therefore, both of such particle diameters are not suitable for high density recording.
  • a tabular ratio (tabular diameter/tabular thickness) is preferably from 1 to 15, more preferably from 1 to 7. If a tabular ratio is small, the packing density in a magnetic layer becomes high, which is preferred but satisfactory orientation cannot be obtained. If a tabular ratio is more than 15, noise increases due to stacking among particles.
  • the specific surface area (S BET ) measured by the BET method of the particles having diameters within this range is from 10 to 100 m 2 /g. Specific surface areas nearly coincide with the values obtained by arithmetic operations from tabular diameters and tabular thicknesses. Distribution of tabular diameter/tabular thickness is generally preferably as narrow as possible. It is difficult to show specific surface area distributions in numerical values but distributions can be compared by measuring TEM photographs of 500 particles selected randomly. Distributions are in many cases not regular distribution, but when expressed by the standard deviation to the average diameter from calculation, ⁇ /average diameter is from 0.1 to 2.0.
  • Hc Coercive force
  • the magnetic powders according to the present invention have Hc of from about 1,700 to about 4,000 Oe, preferably from 1,800 to 3,500 Oe. When saturation magnetization of the head is more than 1.4 tesla, Hc of 2,000 Oe or more is preferred.
  • Hc can be controlled by particle diameters (tabular diameter/tabular thickness), kinds and amounts of elements contained, substitution sites of elements, and reaction conditions of particle formation.
  • Saturation magnetization ( ⁇ s ) is from 40 to 80 emu/g. ⁇ s is preferably higher but it has inclination of becoming smaller as particles become finer.
  • ⁇ s is preferably higher but it has inclination of becoming smaller as particles become finer.
  • W type hexagonal ferrite can also be used.
  • particle surfaces of magnetic powders may be treated with substances compatible with the dispersion media and the polymers. Inorganic or organic compounds are used as a surface treating agent.
  • oxide or hydroxide of Si, Al, P, etc., various kinds of silane coupling agents, and various kinds of titanium coupling agents are representative examples.
  • the amount of these surface treating agents is from 0.1 to 10% based on the amount of the magnetic powder.
  • the pH of magnetic powders is also important for dispersion, and is in general from 4 to 12.
  • the optimal value is dependent upon the dispersion medium and the polymer. Taking chemical stability and storage stability of magnetic media into consideration, pH of from 6 to 11 or so is selected.
  • the water content in the magnetic powder also affects dispersion. The optimal value is dependent upon the dispersion medium and the polymer, and the water content of from 0.01 to 2.0% is selected in general.
  • Producing methods of hexagonal ferrite include the following and any of these methods can be used in the present invention: (1) a glass crystallization method in which metal oxides which substitute barium oxide, iron oxide and iron, and boron oxide, etc., as a glass forming material are mixed so as to make a desired ferrite composition, melted, and then quenched to obtain an amorphous product, the obtained product is reheat-treated, washed and then pulverized to obtain a barium ferrite crystal powder, (2) a hydrothermal reaction method in which a solution of barium ferrite composition metal salts is neutralized with an alkali, byproducts are removed followed by liquid phase heating at 100°C or more, washed, dried and then pulverized to obtain a barium ferrite crystal powder, and (3) a coprecipitation method in which a solution of barium ferrite composition metal salts is neutralized with an alkali, byproducts are removed followed by drying, treated at 1,100°C or less, and then pulver
  • Inorganic powders contained in the lower layer of the present invention are nonmagnetic powders. They can be selected from the following inorganic compounds such as metal oxide, metal carbonate, metal sulfate, metal nitride, metal carbide, metal sulfide, etc.
  • inorganic compounds are selected from the following compounds and they can be used alone or in combination, e.g., ⁇ -alumina having an alpha-conversion rate of 90% or more, ⁇ -alumina, ⁇ -alumina, ⁇ -alumina, silicon carbide, chromium oxide, cerium oxide, ⁇ -iron oxide, hematite, goethite, corundum, silicon nitride, titanium carbide, titanium oxide, silicon dioxide, stannic oxide, magnesium oxide, tungsten oxide, zirconium oxide, boron nitride, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, and molybdenum disulfide.
  • nonmagnetic powders particularly preferred are titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide and barium sulfate because they have small particle size distribution and various means for imparting functions, and more preferred are titanium dioxide and ⁇ -iron oxide.
  • These nonmagnetic powders preferably have a particle size of from 0.005 to 2 ⁇ m. If desired, a plurality of nonmagnetic powders each having a different particle size may be combined, or a single nonmagnetic powder having a broad particle size distribution may be employed so as to attain the same effect as such a combination.
  • a particularly preferred particle size of the nonmagnetic powders is from 0.01 to 0.2 ⁇ m.
  • the nonmagnetic powder is a granular metal oxide
  • the average particle size thereof is preferably 0.08 ⁇ m or less
  • the long axis length thereof is preferably 0.3 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 0.2 ⁇ m or less.
  • Nonmagnetic powders for use in the present invention have a tap density of from 0.05 to 2 g/ml, preferably from 0.2 to 1.5 g/ml; a water content of from 0.1 to 5 wt%, preferably from 0.2 to 3 wt%, and more preferably from 0.3 to 1.5 wt%; a pH value of from 2 to 11, particularly preferably between 5.5 and 10; a specific surface area (S BET ) of from 1 to 100 m 2 /g, preferably from 5 to 80 m 2 /g, and more preferably from 10 to 70 m 2 /g; a crystallite size of from 0.004 to 1 ⁇ m, more preferably from 0.04 to 0.1 ⁇ m; an oil absorption amount using DBP (dibutyl phthalate) of from 5 to 100 ml/100 g, preferably from 10 to 80 ml/100 g, and more preferably from 20 to 60 ml/100 g; and a specific gravity of from 1 to 12, preferably
  • nonmagnetic powders may be any of acicular, spherical, polyhedral, or tabular shapes.
  • Nonmagnetic powders preferably have a Mohs' hardness of from 4 to 10.
  • the SA (stearic acid) absorption amount of nonmagnetic powders is from 1 to 20 ⁇ mol/m 2 , preferably from 2 to 15 ⁇ mol/m 2 , and more preferably from 3 to 8 ⁇ mol/m 2 .
  • the pH thereof is preferably between 3 and 6.
  • the surfaces of these nonmagnetic powders are preferably covered with Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , Sb 2 O 3 , ZnO or Y 2 O 3 .
  • Preferred in the point of dispersibility are Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , TiO 2 and ZrO 2 , and more preferred are Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 and ZrO 2 . They can be used in combination or alone.
  • the surface-covering layer may be porous layer, if necessary, but a homogeneous and dense surface is generally preferred.
  • nonmagnetic powders for use in the lower layer according to the present invention include Nanotite (manufactured by Showa Denko Co., Ltd.), HIT-100 and ZA-G1 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.), ⁇ -hematite DPN-250, DPN-250BX, DPN-245, DPN-270BX, DPN-500BX, DBN-SA1, and DBN-SA3 (manufactured by Toda Kogyo Co., Ltd.), titanium oxide TTO-51B, TTO-55A, TTO-55B, TTO-55C, TTO-55S, TTO-55D, SN-100, ⁇ -hematite E270, E271, E300, and E303 (manufactured by Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.), titanium oxide STT-4D, STT-30D, STT-30, STT-65C, and ⁇ -hematite ⁇ -40 (
  • ⁇ -iron oxide hematite
  • ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 powders are obtained from acicular goethite particles as precursor particles.
  • Acicular goethite particles are obtained by any of the following methods.
  • acicular goethite particles which are precursor particles, in the range of 200 to 500°C and further, if necessary, annealing the particles by heat treatment at 350 to 800°C.
  • a sintering inhibitor such as P, Si, B, Zr or Sb may be adhered to the surface of acicular goethite particles to be dehydrated or annealed.
  • annealing by heat treatment at 350 to 800°C is conducted is because it is preferred to fill the voids which have occurred on the surface of acicular ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 particles obtained by the dehydration by melting the extreme surface of particles to obtain smooth surfaces.
  • the ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 powder for use in the present invention can be obtained by dispersing acicular ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 particles obtained by dehydration or annealing in an aqueous solution to make a suspension, adding Al compounds to the suspension and adjusting the pH, covering the surface of acicular ⁇ -Fe 2 O 2 particles with the above Al compounds, filtering, washing, drying, pulverizing and, if necessary, performing other treatments such as deaeration, compaction and the like.
  • Aluminum salt such as aluminum acetate, aluminum sulfate, aluminum chloride, and aluminum nitride, and aluminic acid alkali salt such as sodium aluminate can be used as the aluminum compound to be used.
  • the addition amount of the Al compound is from 0.01 to 50% by weight in terms of Al based on the ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 powder. If the content is less than 0.01% by weight, dispersion in the binder resin is insufficient and if it exceeds 50% by weight, Al compounds suspending around surfaces of particles unfavorably interact with each other.
  • the nonmagnetic powder for use in the lower layer according to the present invention may be covered with one or two or more selected from the group consisting of P, Ti, Mn, Ni, Zn, Zr, Sn and Sb, as well as Si compound, together with Al compounds.
  • the content of these compounds used together with Al compounds is each from 0.01 to 50% by weight based on the ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 powder. If the content is less than 0.01% by weight, the improvement of dispersibility by the addition can hardly be obtained, and if it exceeds 50% by weight, Al compounds suspending around surfaces of particles unfavorably interact with each other.
  • the producing method of titanium dioxide is as follows.
  • the producing method of titanium dioxide mainly comprises a sulfuric acid process and a chlorine process.
  • a sulfuric acid process comprises digesting raw ores of ilmenite and extracting Ti and Fe as sulfate. Iron sulfate is removed by crystallization-separation, the resulting titanyl sulfate is purified by filtration, water-containing titanium oxide is precipitated by thermal hydrolysis, the precipitated product is filtrated and washed, impurities are removed by washing, then a particle size-adjusting agent is added and calcined at 80 to 1,000°C, thereby crude titanium oxide is obtained.
  • a rutile type and an anatase type are separated by the kind of nucleating agent added at hydrolysis.
  • This crude titanium oxide is pulverized, graded, and surface treated.
  • natural rutile and synthetic rutile are used as raw ores. Ores are chlorinated in a high temperature reduction state, Ti becomes TiCl 4 and Fe becomes FeCl 2 , and the iron oxide solidified by cooling is separated from the liquid TiCl 4 .
  • the crude TiCl 4 obtained is purified by fraction, then a nucleating agent is added thereto and reacted with oxygen instantaneously at 1,000°C or more, thereby crude titanium oxide is obtained.
  • the finishing method for imparting to the crude titanium oxide formed in the oxidation decomposition process the property of pigment is the same as in the sulfuric acid process.
  • a fine grain slurry is put in a surface treatment bath and surface covering with metal hydroxide is conducted here.
  • a predetermined amount of an aqueous solution of salts such as Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Sb, Sn, Zn is added to the tank, acid or alkali is added to neutralize the solution, and surfaces of titanium oxide particles are covered with the hydroxide produced.
  • the water-soluble salts by-produced are removed by decantation, filtration and washing, the pH of the slurry is adjusted finally and filtrated, and washed with pure water.
  • the washed cake is dried using a spray drier or a band drier.
  • the dried product is finally ground by jet milling, thereby the product is obtained.
  • carbon blacks By the incorporation of carbon blacks into the lower layer, a desired micro Vickers' hardness can be obtained in addition to the well-known effects of reducing surface electrical resistance (Rs) and light transmittance. Further, it is also possible to obtain the effect of stocking a lubricant by the incorporation of carbon blacks into the lower layer. Furnace blacks for rubbers, thermal blacks for rubbers, carbon blacks for coloring, acetylene blacks, etc. can be used therefor. Carbon blacks used in the lower layer should optimize the following characteristics by the desired effects and sometimes more effects can be obtained by the combined use.
  • Carbon blacks for use in the lower layer according to the present invention have a specific surface area (S BET ) of from 100 to 500 m 2 /g, preferably from 150 to 400 m 2 /g, a DBP oil absorption of from 20 to 400 ml/100 g, preferably from 30 to 400 ml/100 g, an average particle size of from 5 to 80 m ⁇ , preferably from 10 to 50 m ⁇ , and more preferably from 10 to 40 m ⁇ , pH of from 2 to 10, a water content of from 0.1 to 10%, and a tap density of from 0.1 to 1 g/ml.
  • S BET specific surface area
  • carbon blacks for use in the present invention include BLACKPEARLES 2000, 1300, 1000, 900, 800, 880 and 700, and VULCAN XC-72 (manufactured by Cabot Co., Ltd.), #3050B, #3150B, #3250B, #3750B, #3950B, #950, #650B, #970B, #850B, MA-600, MA-230, #4000 and #4010 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.), CONDUCTEX SC, RAVEN 8800, 8000, 7000, 5750, 5250, 3500, 2100, 2000, 1800, 1500, 1255 and 1250 (manufactured by Columbia Carbon Co., Ltd.), and Ketjen Black EC (manufactured by Akzo Co., Ltd.).
  • Carbon blacks for use in the present invention may previously be surface-treated with a dispersant, may be grafted with a resin, or a part of the surface thereof may be graphitized before use.
  • the carbon black may be previously dispersed in a binder before addition to the coating solution.
  • Carbon blacks can be used within the range not exceeding 50% by weight based on the above inorganic powders and not exceeding 40% by weight based on the total weight of the nonmagnetic layer. These carbon blacks can be used alone or in combination.
  • the disclosure in Handbook of Carbon Blacks (edited by Carbon Black Association of Japan) may be referred to.
  • Organic powders can be used in the lower layer according to the purpose.
  • examples of such organic powders include an acryl styrene resin powder, a benzoguanamine resin powder, a melamine resin powder, and a phthalocyanine pigment.
  • at least one of a polyolefin resin powder, a polyester resin powder, a polyamide resin powder, a polyimide resin powder, and a polyethylene fluoride resin powder can also be used. The producing methods thereof are disclosed in JP-A-62-18564 and JP-A-60-255827.
  • Binder resins, lubricants, dispersants, additives, solvents, dispersing methods, etc., used for the magnetic layer described below can be used in the lower layer and the backing layer.
  • the amounts and the kinds of binder resins, the amounts and the kinds of additives and dispersants, well-known prior art techniques regarding the magnetic layer can be applied in the lower layer.
  • thermoplastic resins thermosetting resins, reactive resins and mixtures of these resins are used as a binder in the present invention.
  • Thermoplastic resins having a glass transition temperature of from -100 to 150°C, a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 200,000, preferably from 10,000 to 100,000, and a polymerization degree of about 50 to 1,000 can be used in the present invention.
  • Examples thereof include polymers or copolymers containing as a constituting unit the compounds, such as vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylate, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, methacrylic acid, methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, ethylene, vinyl butyral, vinyl acetal and vinyl ether; polyurethane resins and various rubber resins.
  • thermosetting resins and reactive resins usable in the present invention include phenol resins, epoxy resins, curable type polyurethane resins, urea resins, melamine resins, alkyd resins, acrylic reactive resins, formaldehyde resins, silicone resins, epoxy-polyamide resins, mixtures of polyester resins and isocyanate prepolymers, mixtures of polyesterpolyol and polyisocyanate, and mixtures of polyurethane and polyisocyanate. Details on these resins are described in Plastic Handbook , published by Asakura Shoten. It is also possible to use well-known electron beam curable type resins in each layer. Examples of these resins and producing methods are disclosed in detail in JP-A-62-256219.
  • resins can be used alone or in combination.
  • preferred combinations include at least one selected from vinyl chloride resins, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-vinyl alcohol copolymers, and vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-maleic anhydride copolymers with polyurethane resins, or combinations of these resins with polyisocyanate.
  • polyurethane resins those having well-known structures can be used, e.g., polyester polyurethane, polyether polyurethane, polyether polyester polyurethane, polycarbonate polyurethane, polyester polycarbonate polyurethane, polycaprolactone polyurethane, etc.
  • the content of the polar group is from 10 -1 to 10 -8 mol/g, preferably from 10 -2 to 10 -6 mol/g.
  • binders for use in the present invention include VAGH, VYHH, VMCH, VAGF, VAGD, VROH, VYES, VYNC, VMCC, XYHL, XYSG, PKHH, PKHJ, PKHC, and PKFE (manufactured by Union Carbide Co., Ltd.), MPR-TA, MPR-TA5, MPR-TAL, MPR-TSN, MPR-TMF, MPR-TS, MPR-TM, and MPR-TAO (manufactured by Nisshin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), 1000W, DX80, DX81, DX82, DX83, and 100FD (manufactured by Electro Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), MR-104, MR-105, MR-110, MR-100, MR-555, 400X-110A (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.), Nippollan N2301, N2302, and N2304 (manufactured
  • the amount of the binder for use in the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer according to the present invention is from 5 to 50 wt%, preferably from 10 to 30 wt%, based on the amount of the nonmagnetic powder or the magnetic powder.
  • the amount thereof is from 5 to 30 wt%
  • the amount of the polyurethane resin is from 2 to 20 wt% and also it is preferred polyisocyanate is used in an amount of from 2 to 20 wt% in combination.
  • the polyurethane has a glass transition temperature of from -50 to 150°C, preferably from 0 to 100°C, breaking extension of from 100 to 2,000%, breaking stress of from 0.05 to 10 kg/mm 2 , and a yielding point of from 0.05 to 10 kg/mm 2 .
  • the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention may comprise two or more layers. Accordingly, the amount of the binder, the amounts of vinyl chloride resins, polyurethane resins, polyisocyanate resins or other resins contained in the binder, the molecular weight of each resin constituting the magnetic layer, the amount of polar groups, or the above-described physical properties of resins can of course be varied-in the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer, according to necessity. These factors should be rather optimized in respective layers.
  • Well-known techniques with respect to multilayer magnetic layers can be used in the present invention. For example, when the amount of the binder is varied in each layer, it is effective to increase the amount of the binder contained in the magnetic layer to reduce scratches on the surface of the magnetic layer. For improving the head touch against the head, it is effective to increase the amount of the binder in the nonmagnetic layer to impart flexibility.
  • isocyanates e.g., tolylenediisocyanate, 4,4'-diphenylmethanediisocyanate, hexamethylenediisocyanate, xylylenediisocyanate, naphthylene-1,5-diisocyanate, o-toluidinediis
  • These polyisocyanates are commercially available under the trade names of Coronate L, Coronate HL, Coronate 2030, Coronate 2031, Millionate MR, and Millionate MTL (manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Co., Ltd.), Takenate D-102, Takenate D-110N, Takenate D-200, and Takenate D-202 (manufactured by Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.), and Desmodure L, Desmodure IL, Desmodure N, and Desmodure HL (manufactured by Sumitomo Bayer Co., Ltd.). These may be used alone or in combinations of two or more thereof, taking advantage of a difference in curing reactivity in each layer.
  • Examples of carbon blacks for use in the magnetic layer according to the present invention include furnace blacks for rubbers, thermal blacks for rubbers, carbon blacks for coloring, acetylene blacks, etc.
  • Carbon blacks for use in the magnetic layer of the present invention have a specific surface area (S BET ) of from 5 to 500 m 2 /g, a DBP oil absorption of from 10 to 400 ml/100 g, an average particle size of from 5 to 300 m ⁇ , pH of from 2 to 10, a water content of from 0.1 to 10%, and a tap density of from 0.1 to 1 g/ml.
  • S BET specific surface area
  • carbon blacks for use in the magnetic layer of the present invention include BLACKPEARLES 2000, 1300, 1000, 900, 905, 800 and 700 and VULCAN XC-72 (manufactured by Cabot Co., Ltd.), #80, #60, #55, #50 and #35 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.), #2400B, #2300, #900, #1000, #30, #40 and #10B (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.), CONDUCTEX SC, RAVEN 150, 50, 40 and 15, RAVEN-MT-P (manufactured by Columbia Carbon Co., Ltd.), and Ketjen Black EC (manufactured by Akzo Co., Ltd.).
  • Carbon blacks for use in the present invention may previously be surface-treated with a dispersant, may be grafted with a resin, or a part of the surface thereof may be graphitized before use. Carbon blacks may be previously dispersed in a binder before addition to the magnetic coating.solution. These carbon blacks may be used alone or in combination. Carbon blacks are preferably used in an amount of from 0.1 to 30 wt% based on the amount of the ferromagnetic powder. Carbon blacks can serve various functions such as preventing static charges, reducing a friction coefficient, imparting a light-shielding property and improving a film strength. Such functions vary depending upon the kind of carbon blacks to be used.
  • the present invention it is of course possible in the present invention to select and determine the kinds, the amounts and the combinations of the carbon blacks to be added to the upper magnetic layer and the lower nonmagnetic layer, on the basis of the above mentioned various properties such as the particle size, the oil absorption amount, the electroconductivity and the pH value, or these should be rather optimized in respective layers.
  • carbon blacks for use in the magnetic layer of the present invention for example, the disclosure in Handbook of Carbon Blacks (edited by Carbon Black Association of Japan) can be referred to.
  • abrasive usable in the present invention well-known materials essentially having a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more may be used alone or in combination.
  • abrasives include ⁇ -alumina having an alpha-conversion rate of 90% or more, ⁇ -alumina, silicon carbide, chromium oxide, cerium oxide, ⁇ -iron oxide, corundum, artificial diamond, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, titanium carbide, titanium oxide, silicon dioxide, and boron nitride.
  • Composites composed of these abrasives (abrasives obtained by surface-treating with other abrasives) may also be used.
  • Abrasives preferably have a particle size of from 0.01 to 2 ⁇ m and, in particular, for improving electromagnetic characteristics, abrasives having narrow particle size distribution are preferred.
  • a plurality of abrasives each having a different particle size may be combined according to necessity, or a single abrasive having a broad particle size distribution may be employed so as to attain the same effect as such a combination.
  • abrasives for use in the present invention have a tap density of from 0.3 to 2 g/ml, a water content of from 0.1 to 5%, a pH value of from 2 to 11 and a specific surface area (S BET ) of from 1 to 30 m 2 /g.
  • the shape of the abrasives to be used in the present invention may be any of acicular, spherical and die-like shapes.
  • the abrasive has a shape partly with edges, because a high abrasive property is given.
  • abrasives for use in the present invention include AKP-12, AKP-15, AKP-20, AKP-30, AKP-50, HIT-20, HIT-30, HIT-55, HIT-60, HIT-70, HIT-80, and HIT-100 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.), ERC-DBM, HP-DBM, and HPS-DBM (manufactured by Reynolds International Inc.), WA10000 (manufactured by Fujimi Kenma K.K.), UB20 (manufactured by Uemura Kogyo K.K.), G-5, Kromex U2, and Kromex U1 (manufactured by Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.), TF100 and TF140 (manufactured by Toda Kogyo Co., Ltd.), ⁇ -Random and Ultrafine (manufactured by Ibiden Co., Ltd.), and B-3 (manufactured
  • abrasives may be added to a nonmagnetic layer, if necessary.
  • abrasives By incorporating abrasives into a nonmagnetic layer, it is possible to control the surface shape or prevent abrasives from protruding. Particle sizes and amounts to be added to a magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic layer should be selected independently at optimal values.
  • additives which can be used in the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer of the present invention those having a lubrication effect, an antistatic effect, a dispersing effect and a plasticizing effect may be used.
  • additives which can be used in combination with monoester and diester lubricants of the present invention include molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, graphite, boron nitride, fluorinated graphite, silicone oil, polar group-containing silicons, fatty acid-modified silicons, fluorine-containing silicons, fluorine-containing alcohols, fluorine-containing esters, polyolefins, polyglycols, alkyl phosphates and alkali metal salts thereof, alkyl sulfates and alkali metal salts thereof, polyphenyl ethers, phenylphosphonic acids, ⁇ -naphthylphosphoric acids, phenylphosphoric acids, diphenylphosphoric acids,
  • fatty acids for such additives include capric acid, caprylic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, linolic acid, linolenic acid, and isostearic acid.
  • alcohols for the additives include oleyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and lauryl alcohol.
  • nonionic surfactants such as alkylene oxides, glycerols, glycidols and alkylphenol-ethylene oxide adducts
  • cationic surfactants such as cyclic amines, ester amides, quaternary ammonium salts, hydantoin derivatives, heterocyclic compounds, phosphoniums and sulfoniums
  • anionic surfactants containing an acidic group such as carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfate groups or phosphate groups
  • amphoteric surfactants such as amino acids, aminosulfonic acids, sulfates or phosphates of amino alcohols and alkylbetains.
  • These surfactants and antistatic agents may not always be 100% pure and may contain impurities such as isomers, non-reacted materials, byproducts, decomposed products and oxides, in addition to the main component. However, the content of such impurities is preferably 30% or less, more preferably 10% or less.
  • Lubricants and surfactants for use in the present invention respectively have different physical functions.
  • the kinds, amounts and proportions of combination generating synergistic effect of these lubricants should be determined optimally in accordance with the purpose.
  • the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer can separately contain different fatty acids each having a different melting point so as to control bleeding out of the fatty acids to the surface, or different esters each having a different boiling point, a different melting point or a different polarity so as to control bleeding out of the esters to the surface.
  • the amounts of surfactants are controlled so as to improve the coating stability, or the amount of the lubricant in the lower layer is made larger so as to improve the lubrication effect of the surface thereof. Examples are by no means limited thereto.
  • the total amount of the lubricants is from 0.1 to 50%, preferably from 2 to 25%, based on the amount of the magnetic powder or the nonmagnetic powder.
  • additives to be used in the present invention may be added to the magnetic coating solution or the nonmagnetic coating solution in any step of the preparation.
  • additives may be blended with a magnetic powder before the kneading step, may be added during the step of kneading a magnetic powder, a binder and a solvent, may be added during the dispersing step, may be added after the dispersing step, or may be added immediately before coating.
  • lubricants may be coated on the surface of the magnetic layer after the calendering treatment or after the completion of slitting.
  • organic solvents disclosed in JP-6-68453 can be used.
  • the thickness of the support in the magnetic recording medium of the present invention is, for example, from 2 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably from 2 to 80 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the support for a computer tape is from 3.0 to 6.5 ⁇ m, preferably from 3.0 to 6.0 ⁇ m, more preferably from 4.0 to 5.5 ⁇ m.
  • An undercoating layer (or a subbing layer) may be provided between the support and the nonmagnetic or magnetic layer for adhesion improvement.
  • the thickness of this undercoating layer is from 0.01 to 0.5 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.02 to 0.5 ⁇ m.
  • the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention may be provided on both surface sides of the support or may be provided on either one surface side.
  • a back coating layer may be provided on the surface side of the support opposite to the side having the nonmagnetic layer and magnetic layer for the purpose of static charge prevention and curling correction.
  • the thickness of this back coating layer is from 0.1 to 4 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.3 to 2.0 ⁇ m.
  • Well-known undercoating layers and back coating layers can be used for this purpose.
  • the thickness of the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium of the present invention can be optimally selected according to the saturation magnetization amount of the head used, the head gap length, and the recording signal zone, and is generally from 0.05 to 0.25 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.05 to 0.20 ⁇ m.
  • the magnetic layer may comprise two or more layers each having different magnetic characteristics and well-known multilayer magnetic layer structures can be applied to the present invention.
  • the thickness of the lower nonmagnetic layer of the medium according to the present invention is generally from 0.2 to 5.0 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.3 to 3.0 ⁇ m, and more preferably from 1.0 to 2.5 ⁇ m.
  • the lower layer of the recording medium of the present invention exhibits the effect of the present invention so long as it is substantially a nonmagnetic layer even if, or intendedly, it contains a small amount of a magnetic powder as an impurity, which is as a matter of course regarded as essentially the same construction as in the present invention.
  • substantially a nonmagnetic layer means that the residual magnetic flux density of the lower layer is 100 G or less and the coercive force of the lower layer is 100 Oe or less, preferably the residual magnetic flux density and the coercive force are zero.
  • a magnetic tape for a computer data recording is decidedly required to have an excellent repeating-running property as compared with a video tape and an audio tape.
  • the back coating layer it is preferred for the back coating layer to contain a carbon black and an inorganic powder.
  • Two kinds of carbon blacks respectively having different average particle sizes are preferably used in combination.
  • a combined use of a fine carbon black having the average particle size of from 10 to 20 m ⁇ and a coarse carbon black having the average particle size of from 230 to 300 m ⁇ is preferred.
  • the surface electrical resistance of the back coating layer and light transmittance can be set at a low values.
  • magnetic recording apparatuses making use of light transmittance of a tape and making it as signals of operation, therefore, the addition of fine carbon blacks are particularly effective in such a case.
  • a fine carbon black is in general excellent in retention of a liquid lubricant and contributes to the reduction of a friction coefficient when a lubricant is used in combination.
  • a coarse carbon black having a particle size of from 230 to 300 m ⁇ has a function as a solid lubricant and forms minute protrusions on the surface of a back coating layer to reduce contact area and contributes to the reduction of a friction coefficient.
  • a coarse carbon black has a drawback such that particles are liable to drop out from the back coating layer due to the tape sliding during severe running leading to the increase of the error rate.
  • fine carbon blacks commercially available include RAVEN 2000B (18 m ⁇ ) and RAVEN 1500B (17 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Columbia Carbon.Co., Ltd.), BP800 (17 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Cabot Co., Ltd.), PRINTEX90 (14 m ⁇ ), PRINTEX95 (15 m ⁇ ), PRINTEX85 (16 m ⁇ ), PRINTEX75 (17 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Degussa Co., Ltd.), and #3950 (16 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.).
  • coarse carbon blacks commercially available include THERMAL BLACK (270 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Cancarb Co., Ltd.) and RAVEN MTP (275 m ⁇ ) (manufactured by Columbia Carbon Co., Ltd.).
  • the proportion of the contents (by weight) of a fine carbon black having a particle size of from 10 to 20 m ⁇ and a coarse carbon black having a particle size of from 230 to 300 m ⁇ is preferably the former/the latter of from 98/2 to 75/25, more preferably from 95/5 to 85/15.
  • the content of the carbon black in a back coating layer (the total amount when two kinds are used) is generally from 30 to 80 weight parts, preferably from 45 to 65 weight parts, based on 100 weight parts of the binder.
  • a soft inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of from 3 to 4.5 and a hard inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of from 5 to 9 are preferably used in combination.
  • a friction coefficient can be stabilized against repeating-running. Moreover, a sliding guide pole is not scratched off in hardness within this range.
  • the average particle size of such a soft inorganic powder is preferably from 30 to 50 m ⁇ .
  • soft inorganic powders having a Mohs' hardness of from 3 to 4.5 include, e.g., calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, barium sulfate, magnesium carbonate, zinc carbonate and zinc oxide. They can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Of these, calcium carbonate is particularly preferred.
  • the content of the soft inorganic powder in a back coating layer is preferably from 10 to 140 weight parts, more preferably from 35 to 100 weight parts, based on 100 weight parts of the carbon black.
  • a hard inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of from 5 to 9 By the addition of a hard inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of from 5 to 9, the strength of the back coating layer is increased and running durability is improved.
  • deterioration due to repeating sliding is reduced and strong back coating layer can be obtained.
  • Appropriate abrasive capability is imparted to the back coating layer by the addition of the hard inorganic powder and the adhesion of scratched powders to a tape guide pole is reduced.
  • the hard inorganic powder when used in combination with a soft inorganic powder (in particular, calcium carbonate), sliding characteristics against a guide pole having a rough surface is improved and the stabilization of a friction coefficient of the back coating layer can also be brought about.
  • a soft inorganic powder in particular, calcium carbonate
  • the average particle size of hard inorganic powders is preferably from 80 to 250 m ⁇ , more preferably from 100 to 210 m ⁇ .
  • hard inorganic powders having a Mohs' hardness of from 5 to 9 include, e.g., ⁇ -iron oxide, ⁇ -alumina, and chromium oxide (Cr 2 O 3 ). These powders may be used alone or in combination. Of the above, ⁇ -iron oxide and ⁇ -alumina are preferred.
  • the content of the hard inorganic powder in the back coating layer is generally from 3 to 30 weight parts, preferably from 3 to 20 weight parts, based on 100 weight parts of the carbon black.
  • the above soft inorganic powder and hard inorganic powder are used in combination in the back coating layer, it is preferred to use them selectively such that the difference of hardness between soft and hard inorganic powders is 2 or more, more preferably 2.5 or more, and particularly preferably 3 or more.
  • the above-described two kinds of inorganic powders respectively having different hardnesses and specific average particle sizes and the above-described two kinds of carbon blacks respectively having different specific average particle sizes are contained in the back coating layer.
  • calcium carbonate is preferably contained as a soft inorganic powder.
  • Lubricants may be contained in the back coating layer.
  • Lubricants can be arbitrarily selected from among those which can be used in a magnetic layer or a nonmagnetic layer as described above.
  • the content of lubricants added to the back coating layer is generally from 1 to 5 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of the binder.
  • films such as polyesters (e.g., polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate), polyolefins, cellulose triacetate, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, polyamideimide, polysulfone, polyaramide, aromatic polyamide, or polybenzoxazole can be used.
  • Highly strong supports such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyamide are preferably used.
  • a lamination type support as disclosed in JP-A-3-224127 can be used to vary the surface roughnesses of the magnetic layer surface and the base surface.
  • the support may be previously subjected to surface treatments, such as a corona discharge treatment, a plasma treatment, an adhesion assisting treatment, a heat treatment, and a dust removing treatment.
  • surface treatments such as a corona discharge treatment, a plasma treatment, an adhesion assisting treatment, a heat treatment, and a dust removing treatment.
  • Aluminum or glass substrate can also be used as a support in the present invention.
  • the support having a central plane average surface roughness of 8.0 nm or less, preferably 4.0 nm or less, more preferably 2.0 nm or less, measured by "TOPO-3D" (a product of WYKO Co., Ltd., U.S.A.) by MIRAU method. It is preferred that the support not only has a small central plane average surface roughness but also is free from coarse protrusions (having a height) of 0.5 ⁇ m or more. Surface roughness configuration is freely controlled by the size and the amount of fillers added to the support. Examples of such the fillers include acryl-based organic powders, as well as oxides or carbonates of Ca, Si and Ti.
  • the support for use in the present invention preferably has the maximum height (SRmax) of 1 ⁇ m or less, ten point average roughness (SRz) of 0.5 ⁇ m or less, central plane peak height (SRp) of 0.5 ⁇ m or less, central plane valley depth (SRv) of 0.5 ⁇ m or less, central plane area factor (SSr) of from 10% to 90%, and average wavelength (S ⁇ a) of from 5 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m.
  • surface protrusion distribution of the support can be controlled arbitrarily by fillers, e.g., the number of protrusions having sizes of from 0.01 ⁇ m to 1 ⁇ m can be controlled each within the range of from 0 to 2,000 per 0.1 mm 2 .
  • the F-5 value of the support for use in the present invention is preferably from 5 to 50 kg/mm 2
  • a thermal shrinkage factor of the support at 100°C for 30 minutes is preferably 3% or less, more preferably 1.5% or less
  • a thermal shrinkage factor at 80°C for 30 minutes is preferably 1% or less, more preferably 0.5% or less.
  • the support has a breaking strength of from 5 to 100 kg/mm 2 , an elastic modulus of from 100 to 2,000 kg/mm 2 , a temperature expansion coefficient of from 10 -4 to 10 -8 /°C, preferably from 10 -5 to 10 -6 /°C, and a humidity expansion coefficient of 10 -4 /RH% or less, preferably 10 -5 /RH% or less.
  • These thermal characteristics, dimensional characteristics and mechanical strength characteristics are preferably almost equal in every direction of in-plane of the support with difference of 10% or less.
  • Processes of preparing the magnetic and nonmagnetic coating solutions for use in the magnetic recording medium of the present invention respectively comprise at least a kneading step, a dispersing step and, optionally, blending steps to be carried out before and/or after the kneading and dispersing steps. Any of these respective steps may be composed of two or more separate stages. Materials such as a magnetic powder, a nonmagnetic powder, a binder, a carbon black, an abrasive, an antistatic agent, a lubricant, a solvent, and the like for use in the present invention may be added at any step at any time. Each material may be added at two or more steps dividedly.
  • polyurethane can be added dividedly at a kneading step, a dispersing step, or a blending step for adjusting viscosity after dispersion.
  • the above steps can be performed partly with conventionally well-known techniques. Powerful kneading machines such as an open kneader, a continuous kneader, a pressure kneader or an extruder are preferably used in a Kneading step.
  • a binder When a kneader is used, all or a part of a binder (preferably 30% or more of the total binders) are kneading-treated in the range of from 15 parts to 500 parts per 100 parts of a magnetic powder or a nonmagnetic powder together with the magnetic powder or the nonmagnetic powder. Details of these kneading are disclosed in JP-A-1-106338 and JP-A-1-79274.
  • glass beads can be used but dispersing media having a high specific gravity is preferably used and zirconia beads, titania beads and steel beads are suitable for this purpose. Optimal particle size and packing density of these dispersing media should be selected.
  • Well-known dispersing apparatuses can be used in the present invention.
  • the following methods are preferably used for coating the magnetic recording medium having a multilayer construction of the present invention.
  • the first method the lower layer is coated by any of gravure coating, roll coating, blade coating, and extrusion coating apparatuses, which are ordinarily used in the coating of a magnetic coating solution, and the upper layer is coated while the lower layer is still wet by means of the support pressing type extrusion coating apparatus disclosed in JP-B-1-46186, JP-A-60-238179 and JP-A-2-265672.
  • the second method the upper layer and the lower layer are coated almost simultaneously using the coating head equipped with two slits for feeding coating solution as disclosed in JP-A-63-88080, JP-A-2-11971 and JP-A-2-265672.
  • the upper layer and the lower layer are coated almost simultaneously using the extrusion coating apparatus equipped with a backup roll as disclosed in JP-A-2-174965.
  • the extrusion coating apparatus equipped with a backup roll as disclosed in JP-A-2-174965.
  • it is preferred to impart shear to the coating solution in the coating head by the methods as described in JP-A-62-95174 and JP-A-1-236968.
  • the viscosity of the coating solution the range of the numeric values disclosed in JP-A-3-8471 is necessary to be satisfied.
  • successive multilayer coating method in which the magnetic layer is coated on the lower layer after the lower layer is coated and dried can of course be used without impairing the effect of the present invention.
  • coating defects and improving quality e.g., dropout
  • isotropic orienting property can be sufficiently obtained in some cases without conducting orientation using orientating apparatus, but it is preferred to use well-known random orientation apparatuses, such as disposing cobalt magnets diagonally and alternately or applying an alternating current magnetic field using a solenoid.
  • Isotropic orientation in a ferromagnetic metal fine powder is in general preferably in-plane two dimensional random orientation, but it may be three dimensional random orientation having vertical components.
  • Hexagonal ferrites in general have an inclination for three dimensional random orientation of in-plane and in the vertical direction but it can be made in-plane two dimensional random orientation.
  • orientation is conducted in the machine direction using a cobalt magnet and a solenoid.
  • the drying position of the coated film can be controlled by controlling the temperature and the amount of drying air and coating rate. Coating rate is preferably from 20 to 1,000 m/min. and the temperature of drying air is preferably 60°C or more. Preliminary drying can be performed appropriately before entering the magnet zone.
  • Treatment temperature is preferably 50°C or more, more preferably 100°C or more.
  • Line pressure is preferably 200 kg/cm or more, more preferably 300 kg/cm or more.
  • Saturation magnetic flux density of the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is from 2,000 to 5,000 G when a ferromagnetic metal powder is used, and from 1,000 to 3,000 G when a hexagonal ferrite is used.
  • Coercive force (Hc) and (Hr) are from 1,500 to 5,000 Oe, preferably from 1,700 to 3,000 Oe.
  • Coercive force distribution is preferably narrow, and SFD and SFDr are preferably 0.6 or less.
  • Squareness ratio is from 0.55 to 0.67, preferably from 0.58 to 0.64 in the case of two dimensional random orientation, from 0.45 to 0.55 in the case of three dimensional random orientation, and in the case of vertical orientation, 0.6 or more, preferably 0.7 or more in the vertical direction, and when diamagnetical correction is conducted, 0.7 or more, preferably 0.8 or more.
  • Orientation ratio of two dimensional random orientation and three dimensional random orientation is preferably 0.8 or more.
  • squareness ratio, Br, Hc and Hr in the vertical direction are preferably from 0.1 to 0.5 times of those in the in-plane direction.
  • squareness ratio is 0.7 or more, preferably 0.8 or more.
  • the friction coefficient of the magnetic recording medium against a head at temperature of -10°C to 40°C and humidity of 0% to 95% is 0.5 or less, preferably 0.3 or less
  • the surface inherent resistivity of the magnetic surface is preferably from 10 4 to 10 12 ⁇ /sq
  • the charge potential is preferably from -500 V to +500 V
  • the elastic modulus at 0.5% elongation of the magnetic layer is preferably from 100 to 2,000 kg/mm 2 in every direction of in-plane
  • the breaking strength is preferably from 10 to 70 kg/cm 2
  • the elastic modulus of the magnetic recording medium is preferably from 100 to 1,500 kg/mm 2 in every direction of in-plane
  • the residual elongation is preferably 0.5% or less
  • the thermal shrinkage factor at every temperature of 100°C or less is preferably 1% or less, more preferably 0.5% or less, and most preferably 0.1% or less.
  • the glass transition temperature of the magnetic layer (the maximum of elastic modulus loss by dynamic visco-elasticity measurement at 110 Hz) is preferably from 50°C to 120°C, and that of the lower nonmagnetic layer is preferably from 0°C to 100°C.
  • the elastic modulus loss is preferably within the range of from 1 ⁇ 10 8 to 8 ⁇ 10 9 dyne/cm 2 , and loss tangent is preferably 0.2 or less. If loss tangent is too large, adhesion failure is liable to occur.
  • These thermal and mechanical characteristics are preferably almost equal in every direction of in-plane of the medium within difference of 10% or less.
  • the residual amount of solvent in the magnetic layer is preferably 100 mg/m 2 or less, more preferably 10 mg/m 2 or less.
  • the void ratio is preferably 30% by volume or less, more preferably 20% by volume or less, with both of the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the void ratio is preferably smaller for obtaining high output but in some cases a specific value should be preferably secured depending on purposes. For example, in a disc-like medium which are repeatedly used, large void ratio contributes to good running durability in many cases.
  • the magnetic layer preferably has a central plane surface roughness (Ra) of 4.0 nm or less, preferably 3.8 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 3.5 nm or less, measured by "TOPO-3D" by MIRAU method.
  • the magnetic layer for use in the present invention preferably has the maximum height (SRmax) of 0.5 ⁇ m or less, ten point average roughness (SRz) of 0.3 ⁇ m or less, central plane peak height (SRp) of 0.3 ⁇ m or less, central plane valley depth. (SRv) of 0.3 ⁇ m or less, central plane area factor (SSr) of from 20% to 80%, and average wavelength (S ⁇ a) of from 5 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m.
  • SRmax maximum height
  • SRz ten point average roughness
  • SRp central plane peak height
  • S ⁇ a average wavelength
  • a number of surface protrusion of the magnetic layer having sizes (i.e., height) of from 0.01 ⁇ m to 1 ⁇ m can be controlled arbitrarily within the range of from 0 to 2,000 by controlling the surface property due to fillers in the support, the particle size and the amount of the magnetic powders added to the magnetic layer, or by the surface shape of rolls of calender treatment.
  • the range of curling is preferably within ⁇ 3 mm.
  • the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention comprises a nonmagnetic layer and a magnetic layer
  • these physical properties in the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer can be varied according to purposes.
  • the elastic modulus of the magnetic layer is made higher to improve running durability and at the same time the elastic modulus of the nonmagnetic layer is made lower than that of the magnetic layer to improve the head touching of the magnetic recording medium.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder M-1 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,550 Oe Specific surface area: 55 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 140 emu/g Crystallite size: 120 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.048 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 4 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 8%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 6%) Vinyl chloride copolymer 12 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 3 parts UR 8200 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 5 parts #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Butyl stearate 10 parts Butoxyethyl stea
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder M-2 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,360 Oe Specific surface area: 49 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 146 emu/g Crystallite size: 170 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.100 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 6 SFD: 0.51 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) pH: 9.4 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT70 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Oleic acid 1 part Stea
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder M-3 100 parts Composition: Fe/Ni, 96/4 Hc: 1,600 Oe Specific surface area: 45 m 2 /g Crystallite size: 220 ⁇ ⁇ s : 135 emu/g Average long axis length: 0.20 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 9 Vinyl chloride copolymer 12 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 5 parts UR 8600 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina (particle size: 0.65 ⁇ m) 2 parts Chromium oxide (particle size: 0.35 ⁇ m) 15 parts Carbon black (particle size: 0.03 ⁇ m) 2 parts Carbon black (particle size: 0.3 ⁇ m) 9 parts Isohexadecyl stearate 4 parts n-Butyl stearate 4 parts Butoxyethyl stearate 4 parts Oleic acid 1 part Stearic acid 1
  • Barium ferrite magnetic powder M-4 100 parts Composition of molar ratio based on Ba: Fe, 9.10, Co, 0.20, Zn, 0.77 Hc: 2,500 Oe Specific surface area: 50 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 58 emu/g Tabular diameter: 35 nm Tabular ratio: 4 Vinyl chloride copolymer MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) 12 parts Polyurethane resin 3 parts UR 8200 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 5 parts #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Butyl stearate 10 parts Butoxyethyl stearate 5 parts Isohexadecyl stearate 3 parts Stearic acid 2 parts Methyl eth
  • Barium ferrite magnetic powder M-5 100 parts Composition of molar ratio based on Ba: Fe, 9.10, Co, 0.20, Zn, 0.77 Hc: 2,500 Oe Specific surface area: 50 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 58 emu/g Tabular diameter: 35 nm Tabular ratio: 2.5 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Oleic acid 1 part Stearic acid 0.6 part Ethylene glycol dioleyl 16 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 180 parts Cyclohexanone 180 parts
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder M-2 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,360 Oe Specific surface area: 49 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 146 emu/g Crystallite size: 170 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.100 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 6 SFD: 0.51 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) pH: 9.4 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT70 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Myristic acid 1 part Stea
  • Magnetic Coating Solution ML-7 (acicular magnetic powder was used)
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder M-2 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,360 Oe Specific surface area: 49 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 146 emu/g Crystallite size: 170 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.100 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 6 SFD: 0.51 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) pH: 9.4 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT70 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Amyl stearate 4 parts
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-1 (spherical inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU- 2 (spherical inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-3 (spherical inorganic powder was used, comparative example)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-4 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-5 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Carbon black 18 parts #3250B (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-6 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Carbon black 18 parts #3250B (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.)
  • MR104 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution NU-7 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Carbon black 18 parts #3250B (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.)
  • MR104 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.
  • each of the above fourteen compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • These coating solutions were simultaneously multilayer-coated on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m, immediately thereafter the magnetic layer coating solution was coated on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was subjected to random orientation while both layers were still wet by passing through an alternating current magnetic field generator having two magnetic field intensities of frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 250 Gauss and frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 120 Gauss.
  • the coated layer was subjected to calendering treatment with calenders of 7 stages at 90°C at line pressure of 300 kg/cm.
  • the obtained web was punched to a disc of 3.7 inches, the disc was subjected to a surface treatment by abrasives, encased in 3.7 inch cartridge having a liner inside (A zip-disc cartridge manufactured by Iomega Co., Ltd., U.S.A.), and equipped the cartridge with prescribed mechanism parts to obtain a 3.7 inch floppy disc.
  • a part of samples was subjected to machine direction orientation using Co magnets with the same pole and counter positions of 4,000 G before random orientation treatment.
  • discs after being punched may be subjected to post treatments, e.g., a thermal treatment at high temperature (generally from 50 to 90°C) to accelerate curing of coated layers, or a burnishing treatment with an abrasive tape to scrape surface protrusions.
  • post treatments e.g., a thermal treatment at high temperature (generally from 50 to 90°C) to accelerate curing of coated layers, or a burnishing treatment with an abrasive tape to scrape surface protrusions.
  • each of the above compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 2.5 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 3 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • These coating solutions were simultaneously multilayer-coated on an aramide support (trade name: Mictron) having a thickness of 4.4 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 2 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.7 ⁇ m, immediately thereafter the magnetic layer coating solution was coated on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having a thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers were oriented with a cobalt magnet having a magnetic force of 6,000 G and a solenoid having a magnetic force of 6,000 G while both layers were still wet.
  • the coated layer was subjected to calendering treatment with calenders of 7 stages comprising metal rolls at 85°C at a rate of 200 m/min.
  • a backing layer 100 parts of a carbon black having an average particle size of 17 m ⁇ , 80 parts of calcium carbonate having an average particle size of 40 m ⁇ , and 5 parts of ⁇ -alumina having an average particle size of 200 m ⁇ were dispersed in a nitrocellulose resin, a polyurethane resin and a polyisocyanate) having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m was coated.
  • the obtained web was slit to a width of 3.8 mm.
  • the magnetic layer surface of the thus-produced tape was cleaned with a tape cleaning apparatus of a nonwoven fabric and a razor blade pressed against the surface of the tape, which was attached to a machine having delivery and winding-up movement of a slit product.
  • the thus-obtained magnetic tape was incorporated in a cartridge for DDS.
  • each of the above fourteen compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated, dried, and subjected to calendering treatment.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by blade coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was subjected to random orientation by passing through an alternating current magnetic field generator having two magnetic field intensities of frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 250 Gauss and frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 120 Gauss. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 1 hereafter. Calendering of the nonmagnetic layer may be omitted.
  • each of the above compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 2.5 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 3 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.7 ⁇ m on an aramide support (trade name: Mictron) having a thickness of 4.4 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 2 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated, dried, and subjected to calendering treatment.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by blade coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers were oriented with a cobalt magnet having a magnetic force of 6,000 G and a solenoid having a magnetic force of 6,000 G. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 2 hereafter. Calendering of the nonmagnetic layer may be omitted.
  • each of the above fourteen compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m by spin coating on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated and dried.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by spin coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was oriented using a Co magnets with the same pole and counter positions of 6,000 G in the circumferential direction and the surface of the layer was smoothed by batch system rolling treatment by which the same pressure as in Preparation Method 1 can be applied. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 1 hereafter.
  • the magnetic layer may be coated by spin coating on the nonmagnetic layer while the nonmagnetic layer coated by spin coating is still wet.
  • Support B-1 Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • Support B-2 Polyethylene Naphthalate
  • compositions of the coating solution for the backing layer were blended in a continuous kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill.
  • the resulting dispersion solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain a coating solution for forming the backing layer.
  • Magnetic characteristics were measured using a vibrating sample magnetometer (a product of Toei Kogyo Co., Ltd.) by Hm 10 KOe.
  • Ra Surface roughness of the area of about 250 ⁇ m ⁇ 250 ⁇ m, Rrms, peak-valley values were measured using "TOP03D" (a product of WYKO, U.S.A.) by 3D-MIRAU method. The wavelength of measurement was 650 nm and spherical compensation and cylindrical compensation were applied. Measurement was performed using a light interference type non-contact surface roughness meter.
  • Areal recording density means a value obtained by multiplying linear recording density by track density.
  • Linear recording density means a bit number of signals recorded per 1 inch in the recording direction.
  • Track density means a track number per 1 inch.
  • ⁇ m is the amount of magnetization per unit area of a magnetic recording medium, which is represented by Bm (Gauss) multiplying thickness. This is the value obtained using a vibrating sample magnetometer (a product of Toei Kogyo Co., Ltd.) at Hm 10 KOe, which can be directly measured.
  • the above signals of linear recording density was recorded on the tape by 8-10 conversion PR1 equalization method and error rate of the tape was measured using a DDS drive.
  • Error rate of the disc was measured by recording the above signals of linear recording density on the disc by (2,7) RLL modulation method.
  • the sample having a thickness of about 0.1 ⁇ m was cut out with a diamond cutter in the machine direction of the magnetic medium, observed with a transmission type electron microscope of from 10,000 to 100,000, preferably from 20,000 to 50,000 magnifications and photographed.
  • the print size of the photograph was from A4 (i.e., 210 x 297 mm) to A5 (148 x 210 mm) sizes.
  • the present inventors paid attentions to the difference of the shapes of the ferromagnetic powders and the nonmagnetic powders of the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer and rimmed the interface and the surface of the magnetic layer with black by visual judgement.
  • Example 1 Magnetic Layer Lower Layer Support Preparation Method Orientation Prescription Thickness ( ⁇ m) Hc (0e) Surface Roughness (nm) ⁇ m (emu/cm 2 )
  • Example 1 ML-2 0.15 2,360 3.5 4.8 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-1 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 2 ML-2 0.15 2,360 2.3 4.8 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-2 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 3 ML-2 0.15 2,360 1.9 4.8 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-4 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 4 ML-2 0.15 2,360 1.7 4.8 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-5 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 5 ML-2 0.05 2,400 1.4 1.6 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-5 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 6 ML-2 0.10 2,380 1.6 3.2 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-5 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 7 ML-2 0.20 2,330 1.9 6.4 ⁇ 10 -3 NU-5 B-1 Method 1 0-1
  • Example 8 ML-2 0.15
  • Example 1 Track Density (tpi) Linear Recording Density (kbpi) Areal Recording Density (Gbit/inch 2 ) Error Rate (10 -5 ) C/Fe Example 1 5,200 144 0.75 0.2 40 Example 2 5,200 144 0.75 0.08 10 Example 3 5,200 144 0.75 0.03 70 Example 4 5,200 144 0.75 0.01 25 Example 5 5,200 144 0.75 0.06 25 Example 6 5,200 144 0.75 0.01 25 Example 7 5,200 144 0.75 0.2 25 Example 8 5,200 144 0.75 0.008 25 Example 9 5,200 144 0.75 0.004 30 Comparative Example 1 5,200 144 0.75 40 30 Example 10 5,200 144 0.75 0.01 - Example 11 5,200 144 0.75 0.005 - Example 12 5,200 144 0.75 0.1 25 Example 13 5,200 144 0.75 0.001 25 Example 14 5,200 144 0.75 0.0006 - Example 15 5,200 144 0.75 0.0004 - Example 16 5,200 144 0.75 0.0002 25 Example 17 5,
  • Example 23 3,000 122 0.366 0.09 40
  • Example 24 3,000 122 0.366 0.02 10
  • Example 25 3,000 122 0.366 0.003
  • Example 27 3,000 122 0.366 0.01 25
  • Example 28 3,000 122 0.366 0.002 25
  • Example 29 3,000 122 0.366 0.01 25
  • Example 30 3,000 122 0.366 0.0005 30 Comparative Example 2 3,000 122 0.366 11 30
  • Example 31 3,000 122 0.366 0.02 25 Example 32 4,000 150 0.6 0.02 25
  • Example 33 5,000 170 0.85 0.5 25 Reference Example 2 3,000 50 0.15 0.1 25
  • every magnetic recording medium according to the present invention shows error rate at high density recording region of 10 -5 or less, which is conspicuously excellent as compared with conventional disc-like recording media.
  • the error rate at high density recording region is also 10 -5 or less and remarkably excellent.
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder m-1 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,550 Oe Specific surface area: 55 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 140 emu/g Crystallite size: 120 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.048 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 4 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 8%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 6%) Vinyl chloride copolymer 12 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 3 parts UR 8200 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 5 parts #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Lubricant (ester: shown in Table 9) Stearic acid 2
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder m-2 100 parts Composition: Co/Fe (atomic ratio), 30% Hc: 2,360 Oe Specific surface area: 49 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 146 emu/g Crystallite size: 170 ⁇ Long axis length: 0.100 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 6 SFD: 0.51 Sintering inhibitor: Al compound (Al/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) Y compound (Y/Fe, atomic ratio: 5%) pH: 9.4 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT70 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Lubricant (ester:
  • Ferromagnetic metal powder m-3 100 parts Composition: Fe/Ni, 96/4 Hc: 1,600 Oe Specific surface area: 45 m 2 /g Crystallite size: 220 ⁇ ⁇ s : 135 emu/g Average long axis length: 0.20 ⁇ m Acicular ratio: 9 Vinyl chloride copolymer 12 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 5 parts UR 8600 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina (particle size: 0.65 ⁇ m) 2 parts Chromium oxide (particle size: 0.35 ⁇ m) 15 parts Carbon black (particle size: 0.03 ⁇ m) 2 parts Carbon black (particle size: 0.3 ⁇ m) 9 parts Lubricant (ester: shown in Table 9) Oleic acid 1 part Stearic acid 1 part Methyl ethyl ketone 300 parts
  • Barium ferrite magnetic powder m-4 100 parts Composition of molar ratio based on Ba: Fe, 9.10, Co, 0.20, Zn, 0.77 Hc: 2,500 Oe Specific surface area: 50 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 58 emu/g Tabular diameter: 35 nm Tabular ratio: 4 Vinyl chloride copolymer 12 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 3 parts UR 8200 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 5 parts #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Lubricant (ester: shown in Table 9) Stearic acid 2 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 125 parts Cyclohexanone 125 parts
  • Barium ferrite magnetic powder m-5 100 parts Composition of molar ratio based on Ba: Fe, 9.10, Co, 0.20, Zn, 0.77 Hc: 2,500 Oe Specific surface area: 50 m 2 /g ⁇ s : 58 emu/g Tabular diameter: 35 nm Tabular ratio: 2.5 Vinyl chloride copolymer 10 parts MR110 (manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.) Polyurethane resin 4 parts UR 5500 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina 10 parts HIT55 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Carbon black 1 part #50 (manufactured by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd.) Phenylphosphonic acid 3 parts Lubricant (ester: shown in Table 9) Oleic acid 1 part Stearic acid 0.6 part Ethylene glycol dioleyl 16 parts Methyl ethyl ketone
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution nU-1 (spherical inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution nU-2 (spherical inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution nU-3 (spherical inorganic powder was used, comparative example)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution nU-4 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Nonmagnetic Coating Solution nU-5 (acicular inorganic powder was used)
  • Carbon black 18 parts #3250B (manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corp.)
  • MR104 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.
  • Lubricant (ester: shown in Table 9) Oleic acid 1.3 parts Stearic acid 0.8 part Methyl ethyl ketone/cyclohexanone 250 parts (8/2 mixed solvent)
  • compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • These coating solutions were simultaneously multilayer-coated on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m, immediately thereafter the magnetic layer coating solution was coated on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was subjected to random orientation while both layers were still wet by passing through an alternating current magnetic field generator having two magnetic field intensities of frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 250 Gauss and frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 120 Gauss.
  • the coated layer was subjected to calendering treatment with calenders of 7 stages at 90°C at line pressure of 300 kg/cm.
  • the obtained web was punched to a disc of 3.7 inches, the disc was subjected to a surface treatment by abrasives, encased in 3.7 inch cartridge having a liner inside (A zip-disc cartridge manufactured by Iomega Co., Ltd., U.S.A.), and equipped the cartridge with prescribed mechanism parts to obtain a 3.7 inch floppy disc.
  • a part of samples was subjected to machine direction orientation using Co magnets with the same pole and counter positions of 4,000 G before random orientation treatment.
  • discs after being punched may be subjected to post treatments, e.g., a thermal treatment at high temperature (generally from 50 to 90°C) to accelerate curing of coated layers, or a burnishing treatment with an abrasive tape to scrape surface protrusions.
  • post treatments e.g., a thermal treatment at high temperature (generally from 50 to 90°C) to accelerate curing of coated layers, or a burnishing treatment with an abrasive tape to scrape surface protrusions.
  • each of the above compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 2.5 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 3 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • These coating solutions were simultaneously multilayer-coated on an aramide support (trade name: Mictron) having a thickness of 4.4 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 2 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.7 ⁇ m, immediately thereafter the magnetic layer coating solution was coated on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having a thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers were oriented with a cobalt magnet having a magnetic force of 6,000 G and a solenoid having a magnetic force of 6,000 G while both layers were still wet.
  • the coated layer was subjected to calendering treatment with calenders of 7 stages comprising metal rolls at 85°C at a rate of 200 m/min.
  • a backing layer 100 parts of a carbon black having an average particle size of 17 m ⁇ , 80 parts of calcium carbonate having an average particle size of 40 m ⁇ , and 5 parts of ⁇ -alumina having an average particle size of 200 m ⁇ were dispersed in a nitrocellulose resin, a polyurethane resin and a polyisocyanate) having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m was coated.
  • the obtained web was slit to a width of 3.8 mm.
  • the magnetic layer surface of the thus-produced tape was cleaned with a tape cleaning apparatus of a nonwoven fabric and a razor blade pressed against the surface of the tape, which was attached to a machine having delivery and winding-up movement of a slit product.
  • the thus-obtained magnetic tape was incorporated in a cartridge for DDS.
  • compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated, dried, and subjected to calendering treatment.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by blade coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was subjected to random orientation by passing through an alternating current magnetic field generator having two magnetic field intensities of frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 250 Gauss and frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 120 Gauss. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 1 hereafter. Calendering of the nonmagnetic layer may be omitted.
  • each of the above compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 2.5 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 3 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.7 ⁇ m on an aramide support (trade name: Mictron) having a thickness of 4.4 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 2 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated, dried, and subjected to calendering treatment.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by blade coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers were oriented with a cobalt magnet having a magnetic force of 6,000 G and a solenoid having a magnetic force of 6,000 G. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 2 hereafter. Calendering of the nonmagnetic layer may be omitted.
  • compositions of the coating solutions for the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer were respectively blended in a kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill. Polyisocyanate was added to each resulting dispersion solution, in an amount of 10 parts to the nonmagnetic layer coating solution, and 10 parts to the magnetic layer coating solution. Further, 40 parts of cyclohexanone was added to each solution. Each solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain coating solutions for forming the nonmagnetic layer and the magnetic layer.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m by spin coating on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m and a central plane average surface roughness of 3 nm of the surface side on which a magnetic layer was to be coated and dried.
  • the magnetic layer coating solution was coated by spin coating on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.15 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was oriented using a Co magnets with the same pole and counter positions of 6,000 G in the circumferential direction and the surface of the layer was smoothed by batch system rolling treatment by which the same pressure as in Preparation Method 1 can be applied. The procedure was carried out in the same manner as in Preparation Method 1 hereafter.
  • the magnetic layer may be coated by spin coating on the nonmagnetic layer while the nonmagnetic layer coated by spin coating is still wet.
  • Fine carbon black powder 100 parts BP-800 (average particle size: 17 m ⁇ , manufactured by Cabot Co., Ltd.) Coarse carbon black powder 10 parts Thermal Black (average particle size: 270 m ⁇ , manufactured by Cancarb Co., Ltd.) Calcium carbonate (soft inorganic powder) 80 parts Hakuenka O (average particle size: 40 m ⁇ , Mohs' hardness: 3, manufactured by Shiraishi Kogyo Co., Ltd.) ⁇ -Alumina (hard inorganic powder) 5 parts (average particle size: 200 m ⁇ , Mohs' hardness: 9) Nitrocellulose resin 140 parts Polyurethane resin 15 parts Polyisocyanate 40 parts Polyester resin 5 parts Dispersant: Copper oleate 5 parts Copper phthalocyanine 5 parts Barium sulfate 5 parts Methyl ethyl ketone 2,200 parts Butyl acetate 300 parts Toluene 600 parts
  • compositions of the coating solution for the backing layer were blended in a continuous kneader, then dispersed with a sand mill.
  • the resulting dispersion solution was filtered through a filter having an average pore diameter of 1 ⁇ m to obtain a coating solution for forming the backing layer.
  • Magnetic characteristics were measured using a vibrating sample magnetometer (a product of Toei Kogyo Co., Ltd.) by Hm 10 KOe.
  • Ra Surface roughness of the area of about 250 ⁇ m ⁇ 250 ⁇ m, Rrms, peak-valley values were measured using "TOP03D" (a product of WYKO, U.S.A.) by 3D-MIRAU method. The wavelength of measurement was 650 nm and spherical compensation and cylindrical compensation were applied. Measurement was performed using a light interference type non-contact surface roughness meter.
  • Linear recording density means a bit number of signals recorded per 1 inch in the recording direction.
  • Track density means a track number per 1 inch.
  • Areal recording density means a value obtained by multiplying linear recording density by track density. (6) ⁇ m:
  • ⁇ m is the amount of magnetization per unit area of a magnetic recording medium, which is represented by Bm (Gauss) multiplying thickness. This is the value obtained using a vibrating sample magnetometer (a product of Toei Kogyo Co., Ltd.) at Hm 10 KOe, which can be directly measured.
  • linear recording density, track density and areal recording density are values determined by systems to be used.
  • Error rate of the disc was measured by recording the above signals of linear recording density on the disc by (2,7) RLL modulation method.
  • the above signals of linear recording density was recorded on the tape by 8-10 conversion PR1 equalization method and error rate of the tape was measured using a DDS drive.
  • the sample having a thickness of about 0.1 ⁇ m was cut out with a diamond cutter in the machine direction of the magnetic medium, observed with a transmission type electron microscope of from 10,000 to 100,000, preferably from 20,000 to 50,000 magnifications and photographed.
  • the print size of the photograph was from A4 (i.e., 210 x 297 mm) to A5 (i.e., 148 x 210 mm) sizes.
  • the present inventors paid attentions to the difference of the shapes of the ferromagnetic powders and the nonmagnetic powders of the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer and rimmed the interface and the surface of the magnetic layer with black by visual judgement.
  • the distance of the rimmed lines was measured by the image processing apparatus "IBAS2" (manufactured by Zeiss Corp.). Measurement was conducted from 85 to 300 times when the length of the sample photograph was 21 cm. The average measured value d at that time was taken as the standard deviation ⁇ of the measured value. d was according to the description in JP-A-5-298653 and ⁇ was obtained by equation (2) in JP-A-5-298653. di means each measured value and n is from 85 to 300.
  • a floppy disc drive (“ZIP100", a product of IOMEGA CORP., U.S.A., rotation number: 2,968 rpm) was used.
  • the head was fixed at the position of radius of 38 mm. Recording was conducted at recording density of 34 kfci, then reproduced the signals recorded and this was taken as 100%.
  • the disc was run for 1,500 hours under the following thermo-cycle condition, which being taken as one cycle. Output was monitored every 24 hours of running and the point when the initial reproduction output became 70% or less was taken as NG.
  • a sample was run for 1,000 hours under the same condition as in the evaluation of running durability with the head being off, and after completion of running, cartridge case of the sample was opened and the surface of the magnetic layer was visually evaluated by the following criteria.
  • a sample was run for 1,000 hours under the same condition as in the evaluation of running durability with the head being off, and after completion of running, cartridge case was opened and the surface of the magnetic layer was visually evaluated.
  • Coating solutions for an upper magnetic layer and a lower nonmagnetic layer were prepared and each of the resulting solutions were coated on the surface of a polyethylene terephthalate support to obtain a magnetic recording medium of the present invention.
  • parts means "weight parts”.
  • One hundred (100) parts of ferromagnetic alloy powder A (composition: Co 20%, Al 9% and Y 6% based on 100 atomic % of Fe, Hc: 2,000 Oe, crystallite size: 15 nm, specific surface area (S BET ) : 59 m 2 /g, long axis length: 0.09 ⁇ m, acicular ratio: 7, ⁇ s : 140 emu/g) was ground in an open kneader for 10 minutes.
  • a compound comprising a copolymer of vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate/glycidyl methacrylate/2-hydroxypropylallyl ether (86/5/5/4) to which sodium hydroxyethylsulfonate was added (containing 6 ⁇ 10 -5 eq/g of SO 3 Na groups and 10 -3 eq/g of epoxy groups, Mw: 30,000), 5 parts (solid content) of polyurethane resin (polyesterpolyurethane containing 7 ⁇ 10 -5 eq/g of SO 3 Na groups and terminal OH groups, Mw: 40,000, Tg: 90°C), and 60 parts of cyclohexanone were added to the above ground alloy powder and blended for 60 minutes, then the following compounds were added to the mixture and dispersed for 120 minutes using a sand mill.
  • Abrasive Al 2 O 3 , particle size: 0.2 ⁇ m
  • Carbon black particle size: 40 nm
  • a compound comprising a copolymer of vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate/glycidyl methacrylate (86/9/5) to which sodium hydroxyethylsulfonate was added (containing 6 x 10 -5 eq/g of SO 3 Na groups and 10 -3 eq/g of epoxy groups, Mw: 30,000), 10 parts (solid content) of sulfonic acid-containing polyurethane resin UR 8700 (manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.), and 60 parts of cyclohexanone were added to the above mixture and blended for 60 minutes, then the 200 parts of methyl ethyl ketone/cyclohexanone (6/4) was added to the mixture and dispersed for 120 minutes using a sand mill.
  • a compound comprising a copolymer of vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate/glycidyl methacrylate (86/9/5) to which sodium hydroxyethylsulfon
  • Lubricant shown in Table 10 5 parts Polyisocyanate (Coronate 3041 (solid), manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Co., Ltd.) Stearic acid 1 part Oleic acid 1 part Methyl ethyl ketone 50 parts
  • These coating solutions were simultaneously multilayer-coated on a polyethylene terephthalate support having a thickness of 62 ⁇ m.
  • the nonmagnetic layer coating solution was coated in a dry thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m, immediately thereafter the magnetic layer coating solution was coated on the nonmagnetic layer so as to give the magnetic layer having the thickness of 0.2 ⁇ m.
  • the coated layers was subjected to random orientation while both layers were still wet by passing through an alternating current magnetic field generator having two magnetic field intensities of frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 250 Gauss and frequency of 50 Hz, magnetic field intensity of 120 Gauss.
  • the coated layer was subjected to calendering treatment with calenders of 7 stages of metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll-metal roll at a rate of 100 m/min., line pressure of 300 kg/cm at 90°C.
  • the obtained web was punched to a disc of 3.7 inches, the disc was subjected to a surface treatment by abrasives, encased in 3.7 inch cartridge having a liner inside (A zip-disc cartridge manufactured by Iomega Co., Ltd., U.S.A.), and equipped the cartridge with prescribed mechanism parts to obtain a 3.7 inch floppy disc.
  • C/Fe value was determined using Auger electron spectrometer PHI-660 type manufactured by ⁇ Co. Conditions of measurement were as follows.
  • the value of C/Fe peak is obtained as the C/Fe ratio by integrating the values obtained under the above conditions in the region of kinetic energy of 130 eV to 730 eV three times and finding the strengths of KLL peak of the carbon and LMM peak of the iron as differentials.
  • S/N value was obtained using "RWA1001" type disc evaluation apparatus (a product of GUZIK Co., Ltd., U.S.A.) and "Spin Stand LS-90" (Kyodo Denshi System Co., Ltd.).
  • Reproduction output (TAA) at linear recording density of 60 kfci and the noise level after DC erasure were measured using a metal-in-gap head having a gap length of 0.3 ⁇ m at the position of radius of 24.6 mm, and S/N value was obtained therefrom and represented as a relative value taking the S/N value in Example 40 as 0 dB.
  • a floppy disc drive (“ZIP100", a product of IOMEGA CORP., U.S.A., rotation number: 2,968 rpm) was used.
  • the head was fixed at the position of radius of 38 mm. Recording was conducted at recording density of 34 kfci, then reproduced the signals recorded and this was taken as 100%.
  • the disc was run for 1,500 hours under the following thermo-cycle condition, which being taken as one cycle.
  • a sample was run for 1,000 hours under the same condition in as the evaluation of running durability with the head being off, and after completion of running, cartridge case of the sample was opened and the surface of the magnetic layer was visually evaluated by the following criteria.
  • magnetic recording media in Examples 35 to 40 exhibit excellent running durability and cause no failure after long term running, excellent storage stability and cause no failure after long term storage under high temperature high humidity condition, and excellent running durability after storage and cause no failure in running after long term storage under high temperature high humidity condition. Further, the magnetic recording medium of the present invention is improved in liner wear and starting torque is low and causes no failure in the magnetic layer of the magnetic disc after long term running.
  • a magnetic recording medium of the present invention comprises a support having thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder provided on the lower layer, which is a magnetic recording medium for recording signals of from 0.2 to 2 G bit/inch 2 of areal recording density, wherein the dry thickness of the magnetic layer is from 0.05 to 0.30 ⁇ m, the coercive force of the magnetic layer is 1,800 Oe or more, and the lower layer and/or the magnetic layer have(has) at least three in total of a fatty acid and/or a fatty acid ester.
  • each of the magnetic layer and the lower nonmagnetic layer contains from 8 to 30 weight parts of an ester lubricant or a diester lubricant per 100 weight parts of the magnetic powder or the nonmagnetic powder, and the surface of the magnetic layer has a C/Fe peak ratio of from 5 to 100 when the surface is measured by the Auger electron spectroscopy. Therefore, the amount of the lubricant on the surface of the magnetic layer is conspicuously small. On the other hand, the amounts of the lubricant in the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic layer are nearly the same as in conventional floppy discs.
  • the present invention can provide a disc-like magnetic recording medium which is markedly improved in electromagnetic characteristics, in particular, high density recording characteristcs, improved in repeating running durability, excellent in storage stability under high temperature high humidity conditions, excellent in running durability after storage, improved in liner wear, low in starting torque, further excellent in running durability under low temperature.
  • a disc-like magnetic recording medium having areal recording density of from 0.2 to 2 G bit/inch 2 , a dry thickness of the magnetic layer of from 0.05 to 0.25 ⁇ m, ⁇ m of the magnetic layer of from 8.0 ⁇ 10 -3 to 1.0 ⁇ 10 -3 emu/cm 2 , i.e., a magnetic recording medium having markedly improved running durability and high density recording characteristics can be obtained, which has not been realized by conventional techniques of a coating type magnetic recording medium.

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  1. Verwendung eines scheibenförmigen magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums, umfassend einen Träger, auf dem eine untere Schicht, die im Wesentlichen nicht magnetisch ist, sowie eine auf der unteren Schicht aufgebrachte magnetische Schicht, umfassend ein ferromagnetisches Metallpulver oder ein Pulver eines ferromagnetischen hexagonalen Ferrits, das in einem Bindemittel dispergiert ist, aufgebracht sind, wobei die Trockenschichtdicke der magnetischen Schicht im Bereich von 0,05 bis 30 µm liegt, wobei die Koerzitivfeldstärke der magnetischen Schicht 143238,6 A/m (1800 Oe) oder mehr beträgt und wobei die untere Schicht und/oder die magnetische Schicht mindestens drei verschiedene Bestandteile enthält, ausgewählt aus Fettsäuren und/oder Fettsäureestern, zum Aufzeichnen von Signalen mit einer Aufzeichnungsdichte im Bereich von 0,2 bis 2 Gbit/Inch2.
  2. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei der φm-Wert der magnetischen Schicht im Bereich von 8,0x10-3 bis 1,0x10-3 EMU/cm2 liegt und wobei die Koerzitivfeldstärke der magnetischen Schicht 167111,7 A/m (2100 Oe) oder mehr beträgt.
  3. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Fettsäure und der Fettsäureester die gleichen Fettsäurereste enthalten.
  4. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Fettsäure mindestens eine gesättigte Fettsäure umfasst und wobei der Fettsäureester mindestens einen gesättigten Fettsäureester oder einen ungesättigten Fettsäureester umfasst.
  5. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Fettsäureester einen Monoester und einen Diester umfasst.
  6. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Fettsäureester einen gesättigten Fettsäureester und einen ungesättigten Fettsäureester umfasst.
  7. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Oberfläche der magnetischen Schicht ein C/Fe-Peakverhältnis im Bereich von 5 bis 100 aufweist, wenn die Oberfläche mittels Auger-Elektronen-Spektroskopie vermessen wird.
  8. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die magnetische Schicht 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile des Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des ferromagnetischen Pulvers enthält und/oder wobei die untere Schicht, die nicht magnetisch ist, 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile des Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des nichtmagnetischen Pulvers, das in der unteren Schicht enthalten ist, enthält.
  9. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Fettsäureester durch die Formel R1-COO-R2-OCO-R3, R4-COO-(R5-O)m-R6 (wobei m eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 1 bis 10 ist) oder R7-COO-R8 dargestellt wird (worin R2 und R5 jeweils -(CH2)n-, eine zweiwertige Gruppe, abgeleitet von -(CH2)-, die eine ungesättigte Bindung enthalten kann (wobei n eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 1 bis 12 ist), -[CH2CH(CH3)]- oder -[CH2C(CH3)2CH2]- bedeuten; R1, R3, R4 und R7, die gleich oder verschieden sein können, bedeuten jeweils eine geradkettige, gesättigte oder ungesättigte Kohlenwasserstoffgruppe mit 12 bis 30 Kohlenstoffatomen; und R6 und R8, die gleich oder verschieden sein können, bedeuten jeweils eine geradkettige oder verzweigte, gesättigte oder ungesättigte Kohlenwasserstoffgruppe mit 1 bis 26 Kohlenstoffatomen).
  10. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Trockenschichtdicke der magnetischen Schicht im Bereich von 0,05 bis 0,25 µm liegt und wobei die magnetische Schicht ein Schleifmittel mit einer mittleren Teilchengröße von 0,4 µm oder weniger enthält.
  11. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei die untere Schicht ein anorganisches Pulver mit einer Mohs-Härte von 4 oder mehr enthält.
  12. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei das ferromagnetische Metallpulver Fe als Hauptbestandteil umfasst, wobei die Länge der Längsachse des ferromagnetischen Metallpulvers 0,12 µm oder weniger beträgt und wobei die Kristallitgröße des ferromagnetischen Metallpulvers im Bereich von 8 bis 18 nm (80 bis 180 Å) liegt.
  13. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Al/Fe-Verhältnis des ferromagnetischen Metallpulvers im Bereich von 5 Atom% bis 30 Atom% liegt.
  14. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, wobei das scheibenförmige magnetische Aufzeichnungsmedium in einem Aufzeichnungs-/Wiedergabe-System bei einer Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit von 1800 U/Min. oder mehr verwendet wird.
  15. Verwendung des magnetischen Aufzeichnungsmediums nach Anspruch 1, umfassend einen Träger, auf dem eine untere Schicht, die im Wesentlichen nicht magnetisch ist, sowie eine auf der unteren Schicht aufgebrachte magnetische Schicht, umfassend ein ferromagnetisches Metallpulver, das in einem Bindemittel dispergiert ist, aufgebracht sind, wobei die magnetische Schicht 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile eines Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des ferromagnetischen Metallpulvers enthält und/oder wobei die untere Schicht, die nicht magnetisch ist, 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile eines Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des nichtmagnetischen Pulvers, das in der unteren Schicht enthalten ist, enthält und wobei die Oberfläche der magnetischen Schicht ein C/Fe-Peakverhältnis im Bereich von 5 bis 100 aufweist, wenn die Oberfläche mittels Auger-Elektronen-Spektroskopie vermessen wird.
  16. Magnetisches Aufzeichnungsmedium, umfassend einen Träger, auf dem eine untere Schicht, die im Wesentlichen nicht magnetisch ist, sowie eine auf der unteren Schicht aufgebrachte magnetische Schicht, umfassend ein ferromagnetisches Metallpulver, das in einem Bindemittel dispergiert ist, aufgebracht sind, wobei die Trockenschichtdicke der magnetischen Schicht im Bereich von 0,05 bis 0,30, µm liegt, wobei die Koerzitivfeldstärke der magnetischen Schicht 143238,6 A/m (1800 Oe) oder mehr beträgt, wobei die untere Schicht und/oder die magnetische Schicht mindestens drei verschiedene Bestandteile enthält, ausgewählt aus Fettsäuren und/oder Fettsäureestern, wobei die magnetische Schicht 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile eines Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des ferromagnetischen Metallpulvers enthält und/oder wobei die untere Schicht, die nicht magnetisch ist, 8 bis 30 Gewichtsteile eines Fettsäureesters pro 100 Gewichtsteilen des nichtmagnetischen Pulvers, das in der unteren Schicht enthalten ist, enthält, wobei die Oberfläche der magnetischen Schicht ein C/Fe-Peakverhältnis im Bereich von 5 bis 100 aufweist, wenn die Oberfläche mittels Auger-Elektronen-Spektroskopie vermessen wird, und wobei das magnetische Aufzeichnungsmedium ein scheibenförmiges Aufzeichnungsmedium ist.
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